Navigating the Rules of Integer Operations

What is the first question to ask when using the flowchart for solving problems?

• Is the problem about multiplication?

• Is the problem addition?

• What are the numbers involved?

• Do the numbers have the same sign?

If the problem is addition and the signs are the same, what should you do?

• Subtract the numbers

• Add the numbers and keep the sign

• Ignore the signs

• Change the signs

What do you do if the signs are different in an addition problem?

• Keep the sign of the smaller number

• Add the numbers and change the sign

• Subtract the smaller number from the larger one and keep the sign of the larger number

• Multiply the numbers

How do you handle a subtraction problem according to the flowchart?

• Change the sign of both numbers

• Subtract the numbers directly

• Change the subtraction to addition and change the sign of the number after the subtraction sign

• Keep the subtraction as is

In the example, what is the result of 8 plus 5 with both having the same sign?

• Negative 13

• Negative 3

• Positive 13

• Positive 3

What is the result of 13 plus negative 9?

• Positive 22

• Negative 22

• Negative 4

• Positive 4

What is the outcome of 16 plus 4 when both numbers have the same negative sign?

• Positive 20

• Negative 20

• Positive 12

• Negative 12

After converting a subtraction problem into an addition problem, what is the next step?

• Multiply the numbers

• Follow the addition rules

• Subtract the numbers

• Change the signs back

What is the result of negative 6 minus 12 after applying the flowchart method?

• Negative 6

• Positive 6

• Negative 18

• Positive 18

What is the final result of negative 15 plus 8?

• Negative 23

• Positive 23

• Negative 7

• Positive 7