Question

How do I add and subtract Negative Integers?

Answer 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBSviXhkubg ? maybe will help

Answer 2

I'm not watching youtube on it.

Answer 3

You better know what negative integers are, right?

Answer 4

https://www.purplemath.com/modules/negative2.htm <

Answer 5

I know WHAT they are but I don't know how to add nor subtract (Stop sending links)

Answer 6

although cant i just copy and paste o-o

Answer 7

I don't want to go on links, I want someone to tell me how to do them in an explanatory way.

Answer 8

@questioncovebot u got this lol

Answer 9

-6-4= -10
-6+4=-2

Answer 10

Wow, that helps....

Answer 11

what do u not under stand?

Answer 12

To add and/or subtract numbers, you always start from zero.

Adding, obviously count upwards. Subtracting, downwards.

For example;

Calculating 5 - 6 - 1

Starting from zero, count up to 5, subtract 6 (which would then be -1), then subtract 1 from that which is -2.

Understand?

Answer 13

Sort of.

Answer 14

Okay, moving on...

So... Adding.

10 + -7

Since the positive number is bigger than the negative number, it's basically 10 - 7 which is 3.

So 10 + -7 = 3

But...

5 + -7

-7 is *technically* the bigger number. So instead 5 + -7 would be -2 instead.

So basically, if the positive number is smaller (or lesser), the outcome is always negative. If the positive is bigger, then the outcome is always positive.

Answer 15

Ohhh okay Thanks!

Answer 16

Subtracting.

Answer 17

Is different.

Answer 18

Yes

Answer 19

So, gimme a second for that.

Answer 20

Okay xD

Answer 21

brb

Answer 22

keep going though lool

Answer 23

So, to have negative subtraction, the equation always should look like this: 10 - (-7) so no confusion happens.

And since it's minus and negative, they cancel each other out making it adding.

So...

10 - (-7) is really 10 +7 which is 17.

For the other way around...

Say...

5 - (-7)

It's the same thing.

Answer 24

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