SUBTRACTING INTEGERS

vocabulary

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What is absolute value?

The distance a number is from zero.

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What is a zero pair

When you have one negative and one positive they cancel each other out and = 0

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READ THIS AND ANSWER

l-6 l

The absolute value of -6 = 6

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When subtracting Integers you are simply turning it into a  ________

Adding integer problem.

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What is opposite mean when speaking in terms of a number line

Example: what is the opposite of -4 

The opposite of  a number is the same distance from zero as the original number just on the opposite side of zero.

Copy Change Opposite

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-10-(-11)= Turn this into an addition problem using COPY CHANGE OPPOSITE and solve it

-10 + 11= 1

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15 -(-7)=

Using copy change opposite state the addition problem

15+7=

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Using copy change opposite state the addition problem'

-8-5=

-8+5

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Using copy change opposite state the addition problem

24 - (-6)=

24 + 6=

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Using copy change opposite state the addition problem

-18 - 9=

-18 + -9

Subtracting Integers

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-4 - 6

10

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4 -11

-7

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15 - (-7)

22

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-27 - (-3)=

-24

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-10 - 11-(3)=

-18

Negative or Positive

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-2 -3 =

Answer is Negative 5

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-10 -(-30)

Positive 20

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-12 - (-5)=

Negative 7

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-2 - 4=

Negative 6

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-16 -12 - (-30)

Positive 2

Add or subtract

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-3 -6 =

-3 - 6

c c o

-3 + -6 = ADD

If the signs are the same add and keep the sign.

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-8 - (-4)=

Subtract

-8-(-4)=

c c o

-8 +4= Signs are different so subtract and keep sign of bigger number.

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9 - 14=

Subtract

9 - 14 =

c c 0

9 + -14 = Signs are different so subtract and keep sign of bigger number.

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12-(-5)=

12-(-5)=

c c o

12 + 5= Add

If the signs are the same add and keep the sign.

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9 - 6 =

9 - 6  =

c c o

9 + -6= Subtract

If the signs are different subtract and keep the sign of the bigger number.