Subtraction
Negative Numbers
Rules
100

 56

-32


24

100

8 + (-1) =

7

100

when adding negative numbers, if the signs are the same what do you do

ADD

200

 78

-49

29

200

(-9) + (-5)= 

-14

200

when adding negative numbers, if the signs are different what do you do

subtract

300

 672

-437

235

300

3 - 6 =

-3

300

when changing a subtraction problem to an addition problem, how many signs do you change

2

400
 500

-371

129

400

(-12) - (-9) =

-3

400

when changing a subtraction problem to an addition problem, what do u change first and second

first- change the subtraction sign to addition

second- change the sign of the number after the subtraction sign

500

 4105

-2829

1276

500

(-6) - (-9) + (7)

10

500

when adding negative numbers, if the signs are different what two are important after?

you subtract and the answer takes the sign of the larger number