Rational Number Operations · The Number System

Adding and Subtracting Integers

Using number lines and absolute value to understand the movement of positive and negative values.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can subtraction be redefined as adding the additive inverse?
  2. 2Why does the sum of a number and its opposite always equal zero?
  3. 3In what real world scenarios does a negative result represent a logical outcome?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.7.NS.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.7.NS.A.1c
Grade: 7th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Rational Number Operations
Period: The Number System

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