Mastering Integer Addition with Chips

What do yellow chips represent in integer addition?

• Negative numbers

• Positive numbers

• Zero pairs

• Fractions

What is a zero pair in the context of integer chips?

• Two zero chips

• One positive and one negative chip

• Two negative chips

• Two positive chips

Why might someone mistakenly think that more chips always represent a larger value?

• Because they forget the number line concept

• Because they don't understand zero pairs

• Because they think chips can be any value

• Because they think all chips are positive

What is the sum of four positive chips and two positive chips?

• Four

• Six

• Two

• Eight

What will be the sum if you add two negative numbers?

• Positive

• It depends on the numbers

• Zero

• Negative

What happens when you add four positive chips and two negative chips?

• You get two negative chips

• You get six negative chips

• You get two positive chips

• You get six positive chips

What is the result of combining five negative chips and four positive chips?

• Nine positive chips

• Nine negative chips

• One negative chip

• One positive chip

When adding numbers with opposite signs, what determines the sign of the sum?

• The number with more chips

• The absolute value of the numbers

• The number of zero pairs

• The number with fewer chips

What is the sum of negative five and four?

• Negative one

• Positive one

• Negative nine

• Positive nine

What is the rule for adding numbers with the same sign?

• The sum will be negative

• The sum will be positive

• The sum will have the same sign as the add-ins

• The sum will be zero