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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.
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.
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 integer is the opposite of -6?
The opposite of an integer is the integer that, when added to it, results in a sum of zero. In this case, the opposite of -6 is 6, since -6 + 6 = 0. The opposite integer is also known as the additive inverse.
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 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.
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.
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 integer is the opposite of -6?
The opposite of an integer is the integer that, when added to it, results in a sum of zero. In this case, the opposite of -6 is 6, since -6 + 6 = 0. The opposite integer is also known as the additive inverse.
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
What are the rules for adding and subtracting numbers?
-You must memorize -To add 2 integers with different signs, find the difference of their absolute value -To subtract an integer, add it's opposite
