Operations with Integers
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Integers
What are integers?
These RULES are important to do the operations with integers:
- - x - = +
- + x + = +
- - x + = -
- + x - = -
Adding Integers
If the integers have the same sign, add them together and keep the sign. If the integers have different signs subtract them. The answer takes the sign of the biggest number.
For example: 3 -(-11)
Steps:
1. 9-(-5)
2. - x - = +
3. 9+5= 14
+9+3= 12
Subtracting Integers
What you need to do for subtracting is change the sign on the integer that is going to be subtracted. So, if in your equation you have a + and - you subtract and if you have a - and + subtract too. At the end subtract.
11+(-7)
The answer will be 4 because + and - make a -, so 11-7= 4
-2-(-6) = -2+6 Why? Because the two negative signs that are close together make a positive. So it will be -2+6. This equals 4 because, you do 6-2 and you take the sign of the biggest number that is 6, and since it´s positive, the answer will be positive too.
Another easy example: 13-5= 8
Multiplying and Dividing Integers
For example:
-6 x 3= -18
Negative 18 because -6 is negative and the 3 is positive, and negative and positive make a negative. So the answer will be negative: -18.
-9 / -3= 3
The answer is positive 3 because, -9 is negative and -3 is negative too. So two negatives make the answer positive: 3. And then you divide normally.
Example: -5 x -4= 20