ADDING INTEGERS WITH DIFFERENT SIGNS
In this web page,"adding integers with different signs" we are going to see how to simplify two numbers with different signs.
Rules of adding integers with different signs
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Sign of first and second number |
What do we have to do? |
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+ + - - |
Add both numbers and put "big number" sign for the answer. |
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+ - (or) - + |
Subtract small number from large number and put "large number" sign for the answer. |
The above rule is applicable for simplifying any two or more integers,fractions and decimals.
Easy way of understanding this concept:
This flowchart will explain you how to handle two numbers with different symbol.
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how do you find the sign of answer,when adding integers with different signs?
Note: Always we have to put big number symbol for answer.
Examples
(1) Simplify -5 + 3
What we have to check?
Consider the symbol of two numbers. The symbol of first number is negative and the symbol of second number is positive.
Do we have to add or subtract?
Since the symbols of both numbers are different we have to subtract small number from large number.Here small number is 3 and large number is 5. By subtraction we will get 2.
What symbol we have to put for answer?
We have to put symbol of big number. Here the big number is 5 and we have negative symbol for this.
-5 + 3 = -2 is the answer.
We have explained this concept in the below flowchart.
(2) Simplify -15 + 13 - 27 - 43 + 77
First we have to write the numbers which are having same symbol.Here the numbers 15,27 and 43 are having same symbol
= - 15 - 27 - 43 + 13 + 77
Common sense explanation for rules of adding positive and negative numbers:
We are doing two different business,in that + represents profit and - represent loss
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+ + |
We get profit from two different business.To find total profit we have to add. |
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- - |
We get loss from two different business.To find total loss we have to add. |
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+ - |
We get profit from one business and loss from other business.To find how much we lost we have to subtract. |
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- + |
We get loss from one business and profit from other business.To find how much we lost we have to subtract. |
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