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100

Find the sum 

(-6)+(+18)

12

100

3 - (-9) =

12

100

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

10 - ___ = -8

+18

200

-14 + -8 =

=-22

200

-19 - ( 15) =

-34

200

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?

opposites

200

Fill in the blank with < , > or =

-8 __ -6 

-8 < -6 

300

-40 + (25) =

-15

300

-4 + (-6) = 

-10

300

Mia has $152 in the bank. She withdraws $20, then deposits $84. How much does Mia have in account now?

Mia has $216 in her account.

300

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

Negative

300

8 - ___ = 12 

-4

400

104 + (-25)

79
400

-42 - 10

-52

400

Mt. Everest, the highest elevation in Asia, is 29,028 feet ABOVE sea level. The Dead Sea, the lowest elevation, is 1,312 feet BELOW sea level. What is the difference between these two elevations?

The difference between elevations is 27, 716 feet.

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

__ + (-5) = 20 

+25

500

-342 + (-875)

-1217

500

304 - 587

-283

500

In the Sahara Desert one day it was +136 degrees Fahrenheit. In the Gobi Desert a temperature of -50 degrees Fahrenheit  was recorded. What is the difference between these two temperatures?

The difference in the temperatures is 186 degrees Fahrenheit.

500

When you find a sum you are ________.

When you find the difference you are _____________.

adding and subtracting

500

−7+__=2

9