Addition of Integers

Key Questions

  • Integers are positive and negative whole numbers (-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3...).

    They can be thought of as "nice numbers" as they are real and are not fractions or decimals.

  • Associative Property of Addition

    #(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)#


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  • The commutative property of addition means that it does not matter what order in which you add numbers. You will get the same answer either way. It is represented as a + b = b + a, in which a and b are real numbers. However, the property is not limited to two numbers.

    Examples:

    1. 2 + 4 = 6 and 4 + 2 = 6

    2. 3 + 1 + 8 = 12, and 8 + 1 + 3 = 12, and 1 + 8 + 3 = 12, etc.

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