Let x and y be two integers.
x - y = x + (-y)
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It's pretty much the exact same. Subtracting is the same as adding a negative number. Foe example, five minus three is the same as five plus negative three.
No- adding negative numbers is like adding positive numbesr , except the answer is negative.
The answer will have the same sign as the number with the larger magnitude.
They aren't. The rules are the same as those for adding/subtracting or multiplying integers. Just be careful of the decimal point's location.
Integers are whole numbers, both positive and negative. Therefore, adding and subtracting integers would be adding and subtracting whole numbers. Examples: 8+2 -8+2 8-2 -8-2