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Adding Integers

0…-5,-4,-3,-2,-11,2,3,4,5...

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The Positive and Negative of it All…

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Integers

What is an Integer?Integers are all the whole numbers greater than zero: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… and their opposite numbers less than zero: -1,-2,-3,-4,-5…Integer is 17 Opposite is -17

Integer is -8Integer is 23

Opposite is 8Opposite is -23

Integers

Integers on a Number Line

0…-5,-4,-3,-2,-11,2,3,4,5...

Negative Integers are opposite whole numbers less

than zero: -1,-2,-3,-4,-5…

Positive Integers are whole numbers greater than zero: 1,2,3,4, 5…

Integers

How to add positive & positive integers

3 5+Positive Integers are whole numbers greater than zero: 1,2,3,4, 5…

Integers

They are BOTH positive Therefore… add numbers

And

KEEP IT POSITIVE!

3 5+1 2

3 4 56 7

8

Integers

-3 5+

How to add negative & negative integers

• Negative Integers are opposite whole numbers

less than zero: -1,-2,-3,-4,-5…

They are BOTH negative Therefore… add numbers

And

KEEP IT NEGATIVE!

Integers

-3 -5+ -1-2

-3-4-5-6-7-8

Integers

How to add negative & positive integers

-3 5+

Integers

Notice how positive and negatives are opposites going two different

directions

-1

1

Notice how positive and negative touch ends or points but don’t point in the same direction.

Integers

…-5,-4,-3,-2,-1 1,2,3,4,5...0

00

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Positive 1/negative -1 cancel out to zero.

0 0As pernumber line

1

-1

Positive 1/positive 1 & negative -1/negative -1follow the same direction and increase 2 or decrease -2.-1+ -1=

-21+1= 2

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-3 5+Adding negative & positive

integers

Integers

-3 5+1

5-3=25 is bigger and positive so answer must be positive.

200 0

Hint: Subtract both numbers and keep the sign of the bigger whole number.

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Subtracting IntegersAdding and subtracting integers is almost identical. We convert the subtraction symbol to addition and give the following number its opposite sign.

5 - 7Change – to + and opposite of 7 is -7

5 + -7

-2 - 3

= -2

-2 + -3

= -5Change – to + and opposite of 2 is -2 -2 – -8 -2 +

8= 6

Change – to + and opposite of -8 is 8

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