Adding Integers

5 - (-2)

• 7

• 3

• -7

• -3

4 + (-3)

• 7

• -7

• 1

• -1

--6 + 15

• 9

• 21

• -21

• -9

-24 + (-2)

• -26

• 26

• 22

• -22

15 - (-4)

• 19

• -19

• 11

• -11

Adding integers with the SAME sign you

• add the integers and keep the sign

• add the numbers and make it always negative

• keep the subtraction

• subtract and keep the sign

-4 +(-3)

8 + (-7)

5 + 9

Adding integers with different signs you

• add the numbers and forget the sign

• subtract the integers and keep the sign of the greatest absolute value.

• turn the sign negative

• turn the sign positive