Revision Notes

Class 6 Mathematics
Chapter 6 – Integers

Integers:
● The collection of all the whole numbers and their negatives are called the
integers excluding the decimals or fractions.
● The positive whole numbers are called the positive integers and the negative
whole numbers are called the negative integers.
● Even in our daily life we come across many examples where we use negative
numbers such as for measuring temperature, for denoting the water level or
elevation of a place with respect to main sea level, for showing outstanding
amounts etc.
Some examples of integers are; ....  4, 3, 2, 1,0,1,2,3,4.... .

Successors and predecessors:

A successor for both positive and negative integers can be found out by adding 1
to it. And similarly, the predecessor can be found out by subtraction 1 from the
given integer.

Addition of integers:
● If the integers have the same sign, we simply add them and put the given sign
in front.
(i) When we add positive integers, we will get a positive integer. For example,
(5)  (8)  13 .
(ii) When we add negative integers, we will get a negative integer. For example,
(5)  (8)  13 .

1. When integers with different signs are added, we subtract them like positive
whole numbers without considering their signs and then put the sign of a bigger
one in the front which in turn is decided after removing the negative sign from
the negative integer given. The two cases have been shown below.
(i) Example - (7)  (4)  3
(ii) Example - (7)  (4)  3

Multiplication of integers:
The final sign after multiplication of integers is decided based on conventions
tabulated below with examples;

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 Sign of one Sign of another Final sign upon Example
integer integer multiplication
() () () (4)  (3)  12
() ( ) ( ) (4)  (3)  12
( ) () ( ) (4)  (3)  12
( ) ( ) () (4)  (3)  12

Both addition and multiplication of integers can be shown on the number line by
moving towards left from the point of reference for negative integers and towards
right for positive integers.

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