Adding and Subtracting Integers Answer Key
Master the rules for adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers.
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Integer Rules
Q1.How do you add two positive numbers?
Just add them normally. 5 + 3 = 8.
Q2.How do you add two negative numbers?
Add their absolute values and make the answer negative. -5 + (-3) = -8.
Q3.How do you add a positive and negative number?
Subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger, and use the sign of the larger. 5 + (-3) = 2, or -5 + 3 = -2.
Subtraction Tricks
Q4.What's the trick for subtracting integers?
Q5.What's 7 - (-4)?
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