Adding and Subtracting Integers Word Problems Worksheet

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What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

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How do you add two positive integers?

Back

When adding two positive integers, you simply combine their values to get a larger positive integer.

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How do you add two negative integers?

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When adding two negative integers, you combine their absolute values and the result is negative.

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What happens when you add a positive integer and a negative integer?

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The result depends on the absolute values; if the positive integer is larger, the result is positive, and if the negative integer is larger, the result is negative.

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What is the absolute value of a number?

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The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, always expressed as a positive value.

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How do you subtract integers?

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To subtract an integer, you can add its opposite. For example, subtracting -3 is the same as adding +3.

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What is the result of adding 3 and -5?

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The result is -2.

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What is the result of adding -7 and -4?

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The result is -11.

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If the temperature is 3 degrees and drops by 12 degrees, what is the new temperature?

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The new temperature is -9 degrees.

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If the temperature is -12 degrees and increases by 8 degrees, what is the new temperature?

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The new temperature is -4 degrees.