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
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I would think that the commonality of adding and subtracting integers is that the answer itself will always be an integer. In other words, the answer is always gonna be a "whole number".
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No- adding negative numbers is like adding positive numbesr , except the answer is negative.
Let x and y be two integers. x - y = x + (-y)
1+1 = 2 2-1 = 1