Adding Integers
-2 + -9
-11
-2 - 3
-5
The opposite of a negative is a ________________.
The opposite of a positive is a _________________.
The opposite of a negative is a POSITIVE.
The opposite of a positive is a NEGATIVE.
At 8am, the temperature outside was -5 degrees outside. By noon, the temperature rose 30 degrees. What was the temperature at noon?
-5+30=25 degrees
|-2|
2
-11 + -2
-13
3 - (-5)
8
Opposite of -44
44
A diver got into the water and was at sea level (0ft). She dove 40 feet below the water. How deep did she go?
0 - 40 = -40 feet
|-8|
8
-12 + 7
-131
-7 - 2
-9
Opposite of -25
25
Max dropped his coin from 10 inches above a fountain. It landed at the bottom of the fountain 3 inches deep. How far did the coin drop?
10 +3 = 13 inches
|200|
200
-1 + -7
-8
-12 - (-5)
-7
Opposite of 51
-51
The sea temperature is last year was -10 degrees. It has risen 14 degrees over the past year. What is the current sea temperature
-10 + 14 = 4 degrees
|-1400|
1400
12 + -1
100
-9 - 3
-12
Opposite of -189
189
A car drove off a cliff 200 feet high into the the river below. It fell a total of 250 feet. What is the depth of the car.
200 - 250 = -50 feet
|1234500|
1234500