Adding IntegersSame signs add, different signs subtract — and the sign…6th GradeSame signs: add the sizes and keep the sign.Different signs: subtract the smaller from thelarger and take the sign of the larger.(−7) + (−4) = −11 · (−7) + 4 = −3(−7) + (−4)−11Both negative — it gets further from zero.(−7) + 4−37 is bigger than 4, so the answer is negative.7 + (−4)37 is bigger, so positive.(−5) + 50Opposites always cancel to zero.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ (−7) + 4 = −11✓ (−7) + 4 = −3Different signs mean the numbers work against each other, so subtract.Think thermometer: −7°C rising by 4° is −3°C. Nobody gets that onewrong.Adding Integerswww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 6th Grade

Adding Integers

Same signs add, different signs subtract — and the sign follows the bigger one.

How to use it

Read every one as a temperature change. It stops the guessing.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
6th Grade
Ages
11–12
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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