Adding and Subtracting Integers and Absolute Value

-7 - 2 = ?

• -9

• 9

• 5

• -5

When adding integers with the SAME sign...

• The sign stays the same

• The sign becomes the opposite

• the sign becomes positive

• the sign becomes negative

When adding integers with DIFFERENT signs...

• you take the sign of the smaller absolute value

• you take the sign of the larger absolute value

• the sign becomes positive

• the sign becomes negative

-9 + (-5)

• -14

• 14

• -4

• 4

33 + (-38)

• -5

• 5

• 71

• -71

23 - 47 + 18 - (-12) =

• 6

• -18

• 56

9 + (-17) + (-9)

• -17

• 17

• -9

• 18

28 + (-30)

• -2

• 2

• 58

• -58

2 + (-21) 

• 19

• -19

• -23

• 23

-4 + 10 + (-2)

• -4

• 4

• -16

• 14