Adding Integer Rules

What do you do when you are adding integers with different signs? 

• Subtract Absolute Values and keep sign of smaller number

• Subtract Absolute Values and keep sign of larger number

• Add Absolute Values and keep sign of smaller number number

• Add Absolute Values and keep sign of larger number 

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1

-5 + (-2) + 1 =

• -2

• -6

• -8

• -4

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

-22 + (-24) 

• 46
• -22
• 22
• -46

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

-8 + 20

• -28
• 28
• 14
• 12

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

What is the rule for adding integers with same sign?

• Find the difference of the absolute values and take sign of larger absolute value.

• Subtract and keep the sign.

• Add and take sign of larger number.

• Add the absolute values like normal and keep the sign.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1

-9 + (-5)

• -14
• 14
• -4

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

• 0

• -16

• 16

• 1

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.4

• 3

• -3

• -1

• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6

• 1

• -1

• -13

• 13

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

• 1

• 19

• -19

• -1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5