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🔍 Understanding Integer Operations
When adding or subtracting integers, here are the key rules:
#### 1.
Adding Integers
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Same signs: Add absolute values, keep the sign.
- Example: \( 15 + 12 = 27 \)
- Example: \( -15 + (-12) = -27 \)
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Different signs: Subtract smaller absolute value from larger, take the sign of the larger.
- Example: \( 15 + (-12) = 3 \)
- Example: \( -15 + 12 = -3 \)
#### 2.
Subtracting Integers
- Change the subtraction to addition by changing the sign of the second number (the subtrahend).
- Rule: \( a - b = a + (-b) \)
- Example: \( 15 - (-7) = 15 + 7 = 22 \)
- Example: \( -15 - 9 = -15 + (-9) = -24 \)
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✔ Let's Verify a Few Problems
Let’s check a few examples from the worksheet to confirm correctness:
1. \( 15 - 7 = 8 \) → Correct
\( 15 - 7 = 8 \) ✔️
2. \( 10 - (-2) = 12 \)
\( 10 - (-2) = 10 + 2 = 12 \) ✔️
3. \( -15 - (-15) = 0 \)
\( -15 - (-15) = -15 + 15 = 0 \) ✔️
4. \( -12 - 15 = -27 \)
\( -12 - 15 = -12 + (-15) = -27 \) ✔️
5. \( -4 - (-10) = 6 \)
\( -4 - (-10) = -4 + 10 = 6 \) ✔️
6. \( -14 + (-12) = -26 \)
\( -14 + (-12) = -26 \) ✔️
All the answers on the worksheet are
correct.
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🧠 Tips for Solving Similar Problems
- Always convert subtraction into addition when dealing with negative numbers.
- Use a number line if needed.
- Pay close attention to signs—especially double negatives (e.g., \( -(-x) = +x \)).
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Final Note:
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