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The rule is if a number is positive you add them.
EX: 4+4=8
But if the numbers are both negative... you forget the plus sign and just
put the numbers together and use whatever sign they have.
EX: -4-4= -8
you see? you are adding them put if they are negative, they go down the number line. not up. Just picture a number line, if you add a negative number to an already negative number, wouldn't the number go to the left? The answer is yes. Yes it would. :)
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When adding 2 negative integers the answer is?
A negative.
What can you say about sum of two negative integers?
It would stay always stay negative if you're adding 2 negative integers.
What is adding and subtracting integers?
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
When adding 2 integers will the answer be positive?
When adding two integers, the answer will be positive if both integers are positive, or if one is negative but its absolute value is smaller than the absolute value of the positive integer.
What is rule of addition of integers?
Rule: The sum of two negative integers is a negative integer.Rule: The sum of two positive integers is a positive integer.Procedure: To add a positive and a negative integer (or a negative and a positive integer), follow these steps:1. Find the absolute value of each integer.2. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number you get in Step 1.3. The result from Step 2 takes the sign of the integer with the greater absolute value.
