Question 1

What is the sum when -9  is added to −17?

Accepted Answer

-26

Answer

26

Answer

8

Answer

-8

Question 2

Find the sum of −7 and 11.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

11

Answer

-18

Answer

18

Question 3

Write three integers that do not all have the same sign that have a sum of −20.

Accepted Answer

-8 + 12 + (-24)

Answer

10 + 5 + (-5)

Answer

20 + (-20) + 2

Answer

18 +(-2) + 0

Question 4

Find the sum of –5 + (–2) + (+8) = n

Accepted Answer

+1

Answer

-15

Answer

-1

Answer

+15

Question 5

When you add opposites, what do you get?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

You cannot add opposites

Answer

A negative number

Answer

Attraction

Question 6

It is a whole number (not a fraction) that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Accepted Answer

INTEGERS

Question 7

The sum of two negative integers is negative.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

Adding integers with the SAME sign .....

Accepted Answer

add their absolute value and keep the sign of the integers

Answer

add their absolute value and change the sign of the integers into negative

Answer

change subtraction sign (between the integers) to an addition sign and change the sign of the integer following it to its opposite (if it was positive, make it negative; if it was negative, make it positive); then solve

Answer

subtract their absolute value; keep the sign of the integer with the higher absolute value

Question 9

What is the rule for adding integers that are both negative?

Accepted Answer

a negative + a negative = a negative

Answer

a positive

Answer

a negative

Answer

a negative + a negative = a  positive

Question 10

What is the rule for adding a positive and a negative number?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes you get a positive and sometimes you get a negative.

Answer

positive always

Answer

None of these

Answer

negative always

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