Mrs.

Lemire NOTES

Adding Integers with Manipulatives

What is an Integer? a positive or a negative whole number
Write an integer to represent each situation:
An elevator ride down 27 stories = -27
A $700 profit = +700
46 degrees below zero = -45
A gain of 12 yards = +12
Model with bingo chips:
-3 = three negatives
+12 = twelve positives
-9 = nine negatives
0 = nothing; a -1 and a +1 together make 0 and the bond is called a ZERO
PAIR because they cancel each other out leaving a value of zero
Model:
(-3) + (-5) = there are no zero pairs to cancel each other out, so you are left
with eight negatives = -8
(5) + (15) = there are no zero pairs to cancel each other out, so you are left
with twenty positives = 20
(-4) + (10) = there will be four negatives and four positives that will cancel
each other out and result in zero values. This will leave six positives = 6
(12) + (-10) = there will be ten negatives and ten positives that will cancel
each other out and result in zero values. This will leave two positives = 2
Rules for adding Integers:
1. N + N = add the integers, answer is negative
2. P + P = add the integers, answer is positive
3. N + P or P + N = subtract the integers, answer will have the sign of the
largest absolute value