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Why you add an integer's opposite when you are subtracting integers?
Because that is how the opposite of a number is defined.
What is the meaning of subtract integers?
to subtract an integer, add its opposite or additive inverse.
Does the sum of a negative integer and a positive integer always zero?
No,because if you add -5 and 10 you get 5 which is not equal to zero. They way you would get 0 as an answer is if you add a negative integer and it's opposite like -5 and 5. Then your answer would be zero.
What happens when you add sutract multiply and divide integers?
When you add, subtract, or multiply integers, you get integers. When you divide one integer by another one, you may or may not get an integer.
What is the opposite of a positive integer?
a negative integer or a fraction (as in 1/integer) or a negative fraction (as in -1/integer).
Why you add an integer's opposite when you are subtracting integers?
Because that is how the opposite of a number is defined.
What is the meaning of subtract integers?
to subtract an integer, add its opposite or additive inverse.
What is the opposite integer of 4?
The opposite integer of 4 is -4?
Does the sum of a negative integer and a positive integer always zero?
No,because if you add -5 and 10 you get 5 which is not equal to zero. They way you would get 0 as an answer is if you add a negative integer and it's opposite like -5 and 5. Then your answer would be zero.
What happens when you add sutract multiply and divide integers?
When you add, subtract, or multiply integers, you get integers. When you divide one integer by another one, you may or may not get an integer.
Why is it that when subtracting an integer gives the same result as adding the opposite?
Because of the definition of addition and subtraction. When looking at a real number line: when you add you move to the left or up, when you add the opposite of a number you move in the opposite direction.
Is the opposite of an integer an integer?
yes. the opposite of a positive integer is the same except negative and vice versa ( ex: the opposite integer of -6 is 6. if you multiply them, it equals zero)
Is the quotient of an integer and its opposite always positive?
the quotient of an integer and its opposite is never negative.
What is the opposite word for the integer number?
A non-integer.
What is the opposite of a positive integer?
a negative integer or a fraction (as in 1/integer) or a negative fraction (as in -1/integer).
What is the sum of an integer and its opposite integer will always be zero?
yes
If i wrote ''the quotient of an integer divided by an integer with an opposite sign takes the sign of the greater absolute value'' what is the error?
The quotient of an integer divided by an integer with the opposite sign is always negative.
