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100

Find the sum 

(-6)+(+18)

12

100

3 - (-9) =

12

100

Adding Integers:   A football team loses 5 yards on one play and then loses 8 yards on the next play.  How many yards did they lose on the two plays?

They lost 13 yards

-13

100

What is the rule for adding integers with the same sign?

a) The answer is always positive

b) Add the opposite

c) Add and keep the sign

C) add and keep the sign the same. 

100

What is the opposite of -75?

75

200

-14 + -8 =

=-22

200

-19 - ( 15) =

-34

200

Adding Integers: You park in a garage 3 floors below ground level.  Then you get in the elevator and go up 12 floors.  What floor do you get off the elevator?

9th floor

200

-3 and +3 are called what?

A) Opposites

B) Zero Sums

C) Absolute Values

opposites

200

Fill in the blank with < , > or =

-8 __ -6 

-8 < -6 

300

-40 + (25) =

-15

300

-4 - (-6) = 

2

300

Adding Integers: Stephanie has $152 in the bank. she withdraws $20 then deposits $20. How much does she now have?

152
300

When you add two negative integers the answer will always be?

Negative

300

-7 + ___ = 2 

9

400

104 + (-25)

79
400

-42 - 10

-52

400

Subtracting Integers:  You owe 5 dollars to your brother. You borrow 12 more dollars from him. What is the total amount you owe?

You owe 17 dollars

(-17)

400

Subtracting a negative integer is like...

a) adding a positive integer

b) adding a negative integer

c)subtracting a positive one

Adding a positive integer. 

400

Megan & Sam solved -8 - (-5) 

Megan got -3, Sam got -13. 

_________ is correct. 

Megan

500

-342 + (-875)

-1217

500

304 - 587

-283

500

Subtracting Integers: An airplane takes off and then climbs 2500 feet. After 20 minutes, the airplane descends 150 feet.  What is the airplane's current height?

2350 ft.

500

When you add a positive number and a negative number, how do you know if the sum will be positive or negative?  

a) The sum will take the sign of the lower absolute value

b) The sum will take the sign of the greater absolute value

c) The sum will be negative

d) the sum will be positive

b) The sum will take the sign of the greater absolute value

500

Fill in the blank based on if the answer is negative or positive

-8 + -2 = ______

-12 + 8 = ______

5 + (-3) = ______

negative

negative

positive

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