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Addition of Integers

How do we add positive


and negative integers?
Use number tiles to represent integers.
represents integer 1

represents integer -1
How do we add positive and
negative integers?
Think in terms of number tiles

Example: We can think of 4 as


four positive tiles

+4
How do we add positive and
negative integers?
Think in terms of number tiles

Example: We can think of -3 as


three negative tiles
-3
How do we add positive and
negative integers?
Think in terms of number tiles

Example: We can think of -8 as


eight negative tiles
-8
How do we add positive and
negative integers?
Think in terms of number tiles

Example: We can think of +6 as


six positive tiles

+6
Let’s do an example!

4 + 7
Use number tiles!
+4 Answer
+7 11
Let’s do an example!

-2 + 5
Use number tiles!
-2 Answer
+5 3
One negative tile and
one positive tile cancel!
Let’s do an example!

3 + (-5)
Use number tiles!
+3 Answer
-5 -2
One negative tile and
one positive tile cancel!
Let’s do an example!

(-8) + 5
Use number tiles!
-8
5 Answer
One negative tile and
one positive tile cancel! -3
Let’s do an example!

-3 + (-5)
Use number tiles!
-3 Answer
-5 -8
There are no tiles to
cancel!
-4 + (-6)
Number Tiles!
-4 Answer

-6 -10
4 + (-5)
Answer

-1
-3 + 9
Answer

6
Did you notice a
pattern or rule?
Addition of Integers

Rule #1

 The sum of two positive integers


is always positive.
5 + 1 =
6
Addition of Integers

Rule #2

 The sum of two negative


integers is always negative.
-5 + (-1) = -6
-13 + (-10) = -23
Addition of Integers

Rule #3

 When the signs are different


(positive and negative), subtract
the integers and get the the sign
5 +digit.
of the larger (-1) =
4
Let’s try a few examples!

1) -8 + 8 = 0
2) -9 + (-11) = -20
3) 13 + (-20) = -7
4) 7 + 12 = 19
5) -12 + 10 = -2
6) 15 + (-4) = 11
Let’s try a few examples!

6) -9 + (11) = 2
7) 13 + 20 = 33
8) -7 + 12 = 5
9) 12 + (-10) = 2
10) -15 + (-4) = -19
Your turn!

Find the sum of the following:

1. 10 + (-20) = -10
2. -10 + (-20) = -30
3. -10 + 20 = 10
4. 12 + (-3) = 9
5. -12 + 12 = 0
6. 12 + (-12) = 0
Subtraction of
Integers
Review! Review! Review!
Rule for Adding Integers
• When the signs are the same, add
the integers and keep the sign.
• When the signs are different,
subtract the integers and keep the
sign of the larger digit.
Rule for Subtracting Integers

• To subtract integers, add the opposite.


• What does this mean?
• Keep, Change, Opposite
• st
Keep the 1 number
• Change the subtraction sign to addition
• Opposite – write down the opposite of
the second number
Let’s do an example!
-9 - (14) =
Keep Change Opposite

-9 + -14
Answer
-23
Let’s do an example!
-7 - 15 =
Keep Change Opposite

-7 + -15
Answer
-22
Let’s do an example!
20 - 95 =
Keep Change Opposite

20 + -95
Answer
-75
Let’s do an example!
9 - 14 =
Keep Change Opposite

9 + -14
Answer
-5
Let’s do an example!
10 - (-15) =
Keep Change Opposite

10 + 15
Answer
25
Let’s do an example!
12 - (-117) =
Keep Change Opposite

12 + 117
Answer
129
Let’s do an example!
-10 - (-15) =
Keep Change Opposite

-10 + 15
Answer
5
Let’s do an example!
-15 - (-15) =
Keep Change Opposite

-15 + 15
Answer
0
Time for some practice!
Give the difference of the following:

1. -9 - 5 -9
= + (-5) = -14
2. 27 - (-8) 27
= + (8) = 35
3. -3 - (-1) -3
= + (1) = -2
4. -8 - 9 = -8 + (-9) = -17
5. 14 - 17 = 14 + (-17) = -3
6. 4 - (-19) =4 + (19) = 23
Time for some practice!
7. Subtract (-33) from 90 90 – (-33) = 123
8. Subtract (-20) from 50 50 – (-20) = 123
9. 18 less than (-28) 18 – (-28) = 46
10.How much is 0 decreased by (-11)
0 – (-11) = 11
11. Subtract (-90) from 0 0 – (-90) = 90
12. (-4) – (-2) – (-5) – 10
-[4 – 2 – 5] - 10 = -7

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