Negative Numbers

NEGATIVE NUMBERS -10

-9

-8

-7

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ADDING NEGATIVE NUMBERS: EXAMPLES:

4 + (-5)

START AT POINT 4 AND COUNT BACK 5 PLACES

= -1

RULE:

4 + (-5)

4 – 5 = -5 + 4, START AT -5 AND COUNT ON 4 PLACES

= -1

-4 + (-5)

START AT POINT -4 AND COUNT BACK 5 PLACES

= -9

-4 - 5 =

SINCE THEY HAVE THE SAME SIGN, ADD THEM TOGETHER AND PUT THE MINUS SIGN IN FRONT OF THE ANSWER.

TAKING AWAY NEGATIVE NUMBERS: EXAMPLES;

4 - (-5)

WHEN TAKING AWAY NEGATIVE NUMBERS, GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ADDING

4 - (-5)

4 + 5 = 9 START AT 4 AND COUNT ON 5

=9

-4 - (-5)

START AT -4 AND COUNT ON 5

=1

THEM RULE: