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Monday, December 3, 2012

Madelaine's Subtracting Integer Scribepost

Integer Subtraction; Worksheet C
3 questions from the first column 


(+1)-(-2)=

positive 1 remove negative 2

Standard Form
+1--2
+1-(-2)

"To subtract something that isn't there you have to use a zero pair"

Since you are removing negative 2 from positive 1 you have to use a zero pair for 2 because you can't take away what's not there. Once you remove the negative 2 your answer is what you have left, which is positive 3.







(+1)-(-6)=

positive 1 remove negative 6

Standard From
+1--6
+1-(-6)

"To subtract something that isn't there you have to use a zero pair"

Since you are removing negative 6 from positive 1 you have to use a zero pair for 6 because you can't take away what's not there. Once you remove the negative 6 your answer is what you have left, which is positive 7.






(-3)-(+4)=

negative 3 remove positive 4

Standard From
-3-+4
-3-4

"To subtract something that isn't there you have to use a zero pair"

Since you are removing positive 4 from negative 3 you have to use a zero pair for 4 because you can't take away what's not there. Once you remove the positive 4 your answer is what you have left, which is negative 7.

4 comments:

  1. Great Job! I like the way you explained how you got the answer using words. You explained subtracting integers really well. The pictures helped a lot!

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  2. Good Job Madie! Your explanations are really easy to understand, which is good! And I like how your pictures show how you get to the answer! To make your post even better, I suggest you include a link and embed a video indicating how to subtract integers. Overall, nice work!

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  3. Good job! I like how you organized your post. I also like how you used words and integer chips to explain how you got your answers.

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  4. Greadt job Madie! Your work was very neat and it was easy for me to understand and I also like how you explained how to get the answer.

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