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Because that is how the opposite of a number is defined.
to subtract an integer, add its opposite or additive inverse.
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.
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.
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.