Grand Bay Middle School Bellringer #1 7th Grade Math Grand Bay Middle School
Subtracting Integers Same,Change,Change. This means to change the subtract sign to an add sign and to change the 2nd number sign to the opposite.
(-8) - (15) becomes (-8) + (- 15) when using Same, change, change
Practice Problems 17 - (-11) = B 17 + 11 = B 28 = B
X = (- 21) - (-18) X = (-21) + 18 X = - 3
More problems -8- (-22)= 8-22= 22-8= -22-(-8)= 14 -14
17 + ( - 8) - 15 17 +( - 8) + ( - 15) - 6
15 - 20 - 3 -8 -31 - (-8) + 14 -9 - 23 -11 - 4 - 8