1-5 Adding Integers

Review:

  Integers: Positive, negative whole numbers and

zero (no decimals or fractions)

New Material:
There are three parts to today's lesson:
Adding positive integers
Adding negative integers
Adding a positive integer and a negative integer
 - Using the number line
 - Using tiles
 - Using the rules
I. Adding Positive Integers (Regular Addition)

1.) 9 + 15 =

2.) 3 + 12 =

3.) 17 + 2 + 3 =

II. Adding Negative Integers (Regular Addition)

1.) -18 + (-5) =

2.) -74 + (-5) =

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

III. Adding A Positive and A Negative Integer -
 A.) Using the number line

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1.) -4 + 6 =

2.) (-8) + 6=

3.) -10 + 7 =

*4.) 5 + (-6) =
III. Adding A Positive and A Negative Integer

B.) Using Tiles

You can use tiles to add integers.

means + 1 means -1

The zero principle states that when you add two opposites, their
sum is equal to zero.

(+1) + (-1) = 0
Solve each problem using the tiles.

Draw the tiles to help solve the problems.

5 + (-4) = (-6) + 2 =
III. Adding One Positive and One Negative Integer
 C.) Using the Rule

Rule:

Subtract the absolute values

the answer has the sign of the number

with the larger absolute value

1.) (-8) + 13 2.) 3 + (-19) 3.) 12 + (-4)

Practice:
1.) 16 + (-9)  2.) -9 + 13

3.) 5 + (-5) 4.) -2+ (-18)

5.) -22 + (-9) 6.) -7 + 28

7.) -27 + 13 8.) -19 + 27

9.) -23 + 31 10.) -5 + 31

Other Examples:
When adding many integers, try adding all the positive or negative integers first. Then add the two numbers.

1.) -7 + 14 + (-3)  2.) 13 + (-6) + (-12)

3.) -4 + (-9) + (-5) + 12  4.) -14 + 22 + 2

  

5.) -2 + (-13) + (-5) 6.) 116 + (-119) + (-8)