Math Vocabulary
Adding Integers
Subtracting Integers
Rule Check
Converting
100

the opposite of a number, which when added to the original number will ALWAYS sum to zero.

What is Additive Inverse?

100

2 + 3

5

100

5-2

3

100

A positive + a positive equals 

positive 

100

-5 + (-2)

change to subtraction

-5 - (2)

200

A number and its additive inverse

What is a zero pair?
200

-8 + 9

1

200

-5 - 3

-8

200

A negative + a positive

sometimes negative/sometimes positive

200

3 - 7 

3 + (-7)

300

the distance of a number from zero. hint: its always positive 

What is Absolute Value?

300

10 + (-5)

5

300

-15 - (-5)

- 10

300

Absolute value is always _____, never ______.

positive, negative.

300

-6 - (-8)

-6 + 8

400

To reduce to simplest form or solve 

What is simplify?

400

22 + (-3)

19

400
4 - 8

-4 

400
When adding -8 + 5, we know our answer will be negative because ________.
-8 has a bigger absolute value than 5
400

19 - (-14)

19 + 14

500

The set of numbers including 0 and positive and negative whole numbers

What are integers?

500

-14 + -18

-32

500

-22 - 20

-42

500
Subtracting is the same as _______ the opposite.

adding

500

-22 + 3

-22 - (-3)