Adding Integers Using Counters

A football team gained 9 yards and then lost 2 yards. Write the sum of integers to find the overall change in field position.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

What is the result of 8 + (-2)?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

If a player loses 5 yards and then gains 3 yards, what is the overall change?

• -1

• -2

• 0

• -3

How do you add a positive integer to a negative integer?

• Add the negative integer to the positive integer directly.

• Subtract the absolute value of the negative integer from the positive integer.

• Multiply the positive integer by the negative integer.

• Ignore the negative integer and keep the positive integer.

Which equation represents the 2-color counters shown in the image? (Yellow is Positive and Red is Negative) -4 + 5 = ?

• 4 + (-5) = -1

• -4 + 5 = 1

• -5 + 4 = -1

• 5 + (-4) = 1

How can counters be used to visualize adding integers?

• Use yellow counters for positive integers and red counters for negative integers.

• Use blue counters for positive integers and green counters for negative integers.

• Use only yellow counters for both positive and negative integers.

• Use red counters for positive integers and yellow counters for negative integers.

What is the result of -5 + 1?

• -3

• -4

• -5

• -6

What is the result of 10 + (-3)?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 6

What is the result of -2 + (-3)?

• -4

• -5

• -6

• -3

What is the sum of -6 and -4?

• -8

• -10

• -12

• -4