Adding and Subtracting Absolute Values

When adding integers and both numbers have the same sign, what do you do with the absolute values of the numbers?

• add the absolute values

• subtract the absolutes values

• ignore the absolute values

• multiply the absolute values.

What is the additive inverse of 13?

• 0

• -13

• 26

• -26

What is the absolute value of 17?

• -17

• 17

• 34

• -34

9 + (-17) + (-9)

• -17

• 17

• -9

• 18

23 - 47 + 18 - (-12) =

• 6

• -18

• 56

33 + (-38)

• -5

• 5

• 71

• -71

What is the distance between -8 meters and 10 meters?

• -2 meters

• -18 meters

• 2 meters

• 18 meters

Marie and Nancy are scuba diving. Marie descends to a depth of 13 feet below sea level. Nancy descends to a depth of 24 feet below sea level. What is the difference in their depths?

• -37 feet

• 37 feet

• -11 feet

• 11 feet

Subtracting is the same as adding the _____________.

• numbers

• additive inverse

• sum

• product

On a number line when adding a negative number, which direction would you go?

• Up or Right

• Down or Left

• Only Left

• Only Right