Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SAN CARLOS CITY
San Carlos City, Pangasinan

MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION,
ADDTION & SUBTRACTION
OF
INTEGERS
USING ALGEBRA TILES

Prepared by:

JOCELYN D. PADLAN
T-III
• Manipulatives used to enhance learner
understanding of concepts traditionally taught at
symbolic level.
•Provide access to symbol manipulation for learners
with weak number sense.
•Provide geometric interpretation of symbol
manipulation.
•Support cooperative learning, improve discourse in
classroom by giving the learners objects to think
with and talk about.
When I listen, I hear.

When I see, I remember.

But when I do, I understand.

•Algebra tile can be used to model operations
involving integers.
•Let the small yellow square represent +1 and the
small red (the flip side side) represent -1.

•The yellow and red squares are additive inverse of

each other.
•Algebra tiles can be used to model operations
involving variables.
•Let the green rectangle represent + 1x or x and the
red rectangle (the flip side) represent -1x or –x.

• The green and red rods are additive inverses of each

other.
•Let the blue square represent x². The red square
represents -x².
•As with integers, the red shapes and their
corresponding flip-sides form a zero pair.
Zero Pairs
•Called zero pairs because they are additive inverses
of each other.
•When put together, they model zero.
•Don’t use “cancel out” for zeroes use zero pairs or
add up to zero.
 ADDITION OF INTEGERS

Addition can be viewed as “combining”.

Combining involves the forming and
removing of all zero pairs.
For each of the given examples, use algebra
tiles to model the addition.
Draw pictorial diagrams which show the
modeling.
Write the manipulation performed.
 ADDITION OF INTEGERS

(+3) +(+1)=

oCombined like objects to get four positives.

(-2) + (-1) =

oCombined like objects to get three negatives.

 ADDITION OF INTEGERS

(+3) +(-1)=

oMake zeroes to get two positives

(+3) + (-4) =

oMake three zeroes to get one negative

 ADDITION OF INTEGERS

(+3) + (+2)= + = +5

Adding positive integers yields another positive integer.

(-2) + (-1)= + = -3

Adding negative integers yields another positive integer.

 ADDITION OF INTEGERS

Activity 1. Solve the following using algebra tiles.

1. (+4)+(-3)
2. (-3)+(+1)
3. (-2)+(+2)
4. (+3)+(-4)
5. (-5)+(2)
 SIGNED NUMBERS: Integer Addition

Answer:

1. + = = +1

2. + + = = -2

3. + = 0

4. + = = -1

5. + = + = = -3
 SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS

Subtraction can be interpreted as

“ take away.”
Subtraction can also be thought of as
“adding the opposite
For each of the given examples, use
algebra tiles to model the subtraction
Write a description of the action taken
 SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS

(+5) -(+2)=+3
oTake away two positives
oTo get three positives

(-4) - (-3) =-1

oTake away three negatives
oTo get one negative
SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS
SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS
 SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS

Activity 2. Solve the following using algebra tiles.

1. (+3) - (-2)
2. (-3) - (+2)
3. (-2) - (+3)
4. (+5) - (-4)
5. (-3) - (2)
 SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS

Answer:

1. - + = +5

2. - + = -5

3. - - + + = -5

4. - +9

+ =

5. - + = -5
MULTIPLICAION OF INTEGERS
 MULTIPLICAION OF INTEGERS

Use the concept that the “multiplier” will be “ counting” for us the
number of sets we need. If the “multiplier” is positive, we know the
number of rows to draw and we will be done.

(+3) x ((+4) = =12

3 rows of
positive 4’s

(+2) x (-3) = =-5

3 rows of
positive 4’s
MULTIPLICAION OF INTEGERS
 MULTIPLICAION OF INTEGERS

Activity 3. Solve the following using algebra tiles.

1. (+3) x (+5)
2. (4) x (-3)
3. (-4) x (+3)
4. (-2) x (-4)
5. (-3) x (3)
 MULTIPLICAION OF INTEGERS

Answer:

1. =15

2. = -12
 MULTIPLICAION OF INTEGERS
Answer:

5.
3.
= -12

= -9

4. = +8
DIVISION OF INTEGERS
DIVISION OF INTEGERS
DIVISION OF INTEGERS
 DIVISION OF INTEGERS

+(6)/(+2)= +3

divide into two rows

= -2

Divide into four rows

 DIVISION OF INTEGERS

Activity 4. Solve the following using algebra tiles.

1. (+8) / (-4)
2. (6) / (-2)
3. (-4) / (-2)
4. (8) / (2)
5. (-6) / (2)
 DIVISION OF INTEGERS
Answer:

1. = -2

2. = -3

3. = +2
 DIVISION OF INTEGERS

4. =4

5. = -3