Absolute Value Addition and Subtraction

|−5| + |7|

• 35

• 12

• 3

• -35

|−12| + |−13|

• 25

• -25

• 26

• -26

|11| + |−6|

• 16

• 13

• 17

• 5

|14| + |1|

• 15

• 14

• 13

• 16

|-9| + |-6|

|-8| + |9|

|10| - |4|

|7| - |4|

subtracting integers (rule)

• subtract their absolute value; keep the sign of the integer with the higher absolute value

• add their absolute value and keep the sign of the integers

• change subtraction sign (between the integers) to an addition sign and change the sign of the integer following it to its opposite (if it was positive, make it negative; if it was negative, make it positive); then solve

adding integers with DIFFERENT signs

• subtract their absolute value; keep the sign of the integer with the higher absolute value

• add their absolute value and keep the sign of the integers

• change subtraction sign (between the integers) to an addition sign and change the sign of the integer following it to its opposite (if it was positive, make it negative; if it was negative, make it positive); then solve