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It’s all about counting plusses and minuses. . Adding integers. Adding integers. If you think about adding integers as groups of plusses and minuses it’s not as confusing. - 9 + 6. Adding integers. Think of the problem as nine minuses and six plusses. - 9 + 6.
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It’s all about counting plusses and minuses. Adding integers
Adding integers If you think about adding integers as groups of plusses and minuses it’s not as confusing. - 9 + 6
Adding integers Think of the problem as nine minuses and six plusses - 9 + 6 - - - - - - - - - + + + + + +
Adding integers The minuses and plusses cancel each other out - 9 + 6 - - - - - - - - - + + + + + +
Adding integers So you’re left with three minuses - 9 + 6 - - - - - - + + + + + + - - -
Adding integers The answer is negative three - 9 + 6 - - - - - - + + + + + + - 3 - - -
Adding integers If the numbers are both minuses, just remember that minuses don’t cancel each other out. - 8 - 4
Adding integers This is eight negatives and four more negatives - 8 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Adding integers All together there are twelve negatives - 8 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Adding integers The answer is negative twelve - 8 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12