Adding and Subtracting Integers (Simplifying Math)

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This short lesson shows how to add and subtract positive and negative numbers. It shows how using a number line, then gives examples and practice for you.

[@johnrussell1002]

12.01 and -5.6 are not integers

[@EricBuffington]

You are right, that was a mistake! That was a slide left over from a previous video and it is incorrect. All the examples use integers, so I kept the video up despite this mistake.

[@vanessajeanclaude]

How is he the slow one but you are the one who is here to learn 🤔 I beg to differ. Leave him alone

[@nohaylaa]

@@vanessajeanclaude truee😂🙅‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@crystal441]

@@vanessajeanclaude agree

[@dagoat1063]

@@vanessajeanclaude what

[@chivasjalisco1]

Thanks so much. I came back home thinking " easy homework, " and later forgot how to do it and struggled. And just like that I ended up here. Thank you sooooo much man! ;)

[@EricBuffington]

You are very welcome! Glad to help!

[@damarisbell7201]

This was explained so much better than my teacher. Helpful video!

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@bethkalo9004]

This makes my life sooo easy thanks a lot !!! I'll be watching this Chanel from now on

[@mistycpython4542]

Not better than my teacher, just more confusing

[@simphiwethembani716]

Hi

[@AhmedRazaAli_2009_pk]

Very well explained, so well explained that our teacher sent us the link in online classes so we could understand addition and subtraction of integer

[@EricBuffington]

Wow! That's pretty impressive! I hope your class enjoyed it! :)

[@AhmedRazaAli_2009_pk]

@@EricBuffington yessss

[@nikkitytom]

At last this double negative subtraction makes sense. Now I can get a good night’s sleep. 😴

[@EricBuffington]

Good night! :)

[@SuperbZavi]

lol true

[@gamingsunglassesmcpe1014]

I just love it how this is 6 yrs old yet its still explains better than my school

[@blacbutterfly]

You have made understanding this soooo much easier. My math teacher just couldn't explain it this well.

[@EricBuffington]

I'm glad the videos are helping! :)

[@harrymatabal8448]

If you are stupid don't blame your teacher

[@beachlifeinspo]

Thank you so much! The first video that actually explained well! To be honest you explained way better than my teacher! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!😃

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it helped! Thanks for leaving this comment! :)

[@queensun6059]

😭hated math. u help me so much that i'm finally understanding it. cannot thank u enough🙏👏😇!

[@EricBuffington]

You're welcome 😊

[@fimfactuar8530]

Hi Eric, Thanks for this video. It helped me and my cousins a lot. You are so fun to listen to. I hope you can add more videos like this.

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks! :) I'm working on a couple more, definitely check out the playlists they are the most organized way to get similar videos.

[@fishstickfnm5394]

Thank You My Teacher sent us this and because I liked it so much I watched the subtraction and addition because they are very helpful! Thank You!!!

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Bespoke_Builds]

yes, seeing it on the numberline is the best thing so thanks.

[@EricBuffington]

I thought that was a helpful visual. :) Glad you liked it.

[@lunainfor]

Great video! it helped a LOT especially for note taking (especially since I'm preparing for a test) (Florida Standards Assessments, a.k.a FSA)

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ayahabash2341]

Omgg YOU ARE AWESOME 😻😻😻 Thank you soo muchhhhh 😆😆😆 Finallyyy I get ittttt

[@EricBuffington]

YAY! I love hearing that!

[@nikiwalker2240]

really helpful and easy to understand, thanks!

[@EricBuffington]

So glad you liked it! :)

[@padmavatimahindrakar1106]

I like it this is first video that helped me to understand adding integers 😊

[@EricBuffington]

Glad you liked it

[@teaatitsfinest2517]

thank you so much. That was actually really helpful

[@EricBuffington]

I'm so glad it was helpful for you! :) Thanks for sharing!

[@sunsetshimmer4505]

It really helps me thank you:)

[@EricBuffington]

You are welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@germanmorales5984]

Thank you man. This helped me alot!

[@EricBuffington]

This is a challenging topic! Glad this was helpful!

[@iqrakvideos9357]

When you thought this I have understood correctly for this I don't need a tutor also thankyou so much for helping😍🤩🙃🙋👩‍🎓

[@EricBuffington]

You're welcome 😊

[@yeshonestly4268]

Thank you. Stay blessed

[@MirZadran]

Well explained👍

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks! :)

[@sunsetshimmer4505]

Can you please make another video about that?

[@nitin.s_1062]

This was very helpful😍😍

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it was helpful!

[@_PurplePhoenix]

Thanks!

[@amnaali1930]

You are a really good teacher

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks! :)

[@jaya570]

Nice one. I understand it well.

[@EricBuffington]

Love to hear it! :)

[@Getnoscope420GNS420]

Really Nice Explaination!

[@EricBuffington]

Glad you think so!

[@giannaeriquez1716]

This helped me so much thank you

[@EricBuffington]

I'm so happy it helped!

[@catsandmustaches6296]

Hello Eric I have a question how about if you have more than 2 numbers and they are different signs how would you know which sign to use in your answer and btw this video was so helpful Thankyou so much here comes your next subscriber!

[@EricBuffington]

If you are adding two numbers with different signs, you find the difference of the numbers (subtract) then your final answer has the sign of the larger number (ignoring signs) so if you are adding -100 + 2, you find the difference 100-2 = 98, then you take the sign of negative because 100 is larger than 2. (final answer is -98) Choosing the sign at the end can be tricky, so I like to ask myself, do I have more negatives or positives? It works the same with with more than two numbers. Personally, I join together all the positives, then I join together all the negatives, then add them together.

[@kimlee2800]

this was sooooo helpful i have a test on this tomorrow and this will really help me out!

[@EricBuffington]

Good luck!! You can do it!

[@user-xd3mo6he7m]

GEMDAS INTEGERS NEXT!!!

[@accessmathtutoring]

Excellent !!! ❤

[@EricBuffington]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@julialogan7949]

Hi @ericbuffington! Thank you for a great video! Can you please tell me what software was used for the video editing? I am a teacher and would appreciate finding software like this for my students. Thank you.

[@EricBuffington]

No problem! Use your favorite slides, or powerpoint, then I do a screen capture using screencastomatic

[@asher5803]

This helps a lot thanks!

[@EricBuffington]

So glad it helped! :) Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@ramsay3829]

Do you have a work sheet of practice questions ? (with answer sheet to make it a little quicker for parents marking it)

[@EricBuffington]

The only place I have worksheets with answers is on the 6th grade course I created. Here's the link: simplifyacademy.thinkific.com/courses/Fill-the-gaps-Grade-6

[@lunasadventures8167]

This the thing, I can't use a number line. Don't ask why! & when my mom teaches me she does it a different way as the book so I need an easier way of understanding the method. Anyway your video helped

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it helped. Sorry the number line didn't help. I do have a recent video called adding integers without a number line. You can check that one out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWiogZVqrZmdp7c

[@kashymaly5730]

Eric something I don't understand is Changing an integer that is cubed How do u do it

[@EricBuffington]

If it is cubed and you know the number, multiply it times itself 3 times, then take the original sign. Example (-2)^3 means (-2)(-2)(-2) which will give you -8.

[@imdadali5326]

Hello I'm watching your videos and getting so much information,, but in some problems I'm going to be bemused like ,,,,, (-2)-(-3) in this problem I don't understand that how to put these integers into number line. In zero sum model I got the -1 answer but in numbers line I'm confused .

[@EricBuffington]

Some math problems are more difficult to put into a visual number line than others. That is a challenging one for sure.

[@asherlayton3571]

the number line helped a lot

[@EricBuffington]

It's a good visual tool for this topic! Glad it worked.

[@Jarbeefus69]

U really helped me thank u :)

[@EricBuffington]

Glad I could help!

[@joanna7631]

Thank you so much for this video :)

[@EricBuffington]

No problem 😊

[@luckyjoe8794]

What about when you do like -50 - 120 what would that be

[@EricBuffington]

You would join them together and keep the sign.

[@lynlynd.s706]

thank you very much it's really helpful for me today .

[@EricBuffington]

You are most welcome

[@norwelynmadelo5278]

I love how you add enthusiasm to your lesson -w-

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks! :)

[@vid8301]

hello Eric @9:37 u said change the sign sign to + if there's negative signs. Let say the question is 7 - (-10) Do I still change the sign? if so 7 +10 = 17? is that correct? that's where i get really confuse :(.......

[@EricBuffington]

Yes what you said is correct. If there is a double negative like that you change it to a positive. 7 - (-10) is 17. Good job!

[@nmoyer6159]

this is byfar my favorite math video

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks so much that means a lot to me! :)

[@pankajjaya]

good explaining😊👍😁

[@pankajjaya]

xf

[@pankajjaya]

lol

[@umarazmat]

hi there, can u help me with this question; Q1. Write the integer which is 5 less than -2? im thinking it is either -3, or -7 , or =5n-2 , Q2. Find a number which is equal to 20 when 4 is added to it?

[@lindasmith6668]

Thank you it was helpful

[@EricBuffington]

Glad to hear that!

[@billmilne2]

What about subtracting a positive, example -7-+3?

[@EricBuffington]

Subtracting a positive is just like subtracting. Just remove the +. It would be -7 - 3

[@VladRivera]

Thank you for your help

[@EricBuffington]

You are welcome! Glad it helped!

[@ruchiyadav5567]

Good teacher

[@EricBuffington]

Thank you! 😃

[@iqrakvideos9357]

Very good

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks

[@samthegamester291]

Wrong! he said decimals and fractions are integers, but only whole number can be integers

[@EricBuffington]

Oh no! Thanks for pointing that out! I'm not sure why I said that... I'm going to make that change. I seriously don't know what I was thinking.... Must have been a brain fart of some kind. lol All the examples in the video only use integers, so the rest is good stuff. Thanks again!

[@julym.2564]

Your right fractions and deimals are'nt integers, but it can be integer also.Everytime before you comment fix your grammar correctly,but thats good comment ty :)

[@simphiwethembani716]

Thank you

[@EricBuffington]

You're welcome

[@quentindaniels7460]

lol... "and thats really confusing too." : )

[@EricBuffington]

ha ha! :)

[@farhodmeliev4540]

Thanks

[@dianacipollone4560]

Very good, but a bit fast for me. Will have to put on slower mode.

[@EricBuffington]

Noted!

[@iqrakvideos9357]

What you have understand I have understood

[@dagoat1063]

Thanks Sir

[@EricBuffington]

Welcome

[@hannahbanana3532]

HAHAHAH "i bet you didnt pause the video didnt you? PAUSE THE RECORDING NOW AN-"

[@EricBuffington]

Ha Ha! I can read minds. lol

[@durgapaudel9455]

Thanks man!

[@lynrenrc5697]

Tysmm

[@EricBuffington]

np

[@annieyoung4606]

What if it's (-5) - (-9)?

[@EricBuffington]

Then you'd need to rewrite it replacing the - (-9) with the opposite of (-9): Example if I had (-3) - (-2) I would rewrite as (-3) + 2 Hope that helps. Best of luck.

[@SuperbZavi]

THIS IS EZ BUT I JUST FELT LIKE WATCHING THIS

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks for watching! And for commenting!

[@oofyandrewroach1037]

Thank you my teature sent this too me

[@lmyunicorngirl2688]

Excuse me Mr Buffgtion but can u just make another video because I really not understanding hope u see my message

[@EricBuffington]

Here's one I did recently on adding integers kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWiogZVqrZmdp7c

[@cxshouttae8370]

THX SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCCHHHHHH😁😁😁😁

[@EricBuffington]

Glad it helped! :) Have a wonderful day!

[@ScrewPayingTaxes]

Thank

[@franklinlewisjr4782]

i like that merch

[@EricBuffington]

Thanks! :)

[@alistar1488]

Rip Ear Drums 5:49-5:54 You will be missed ;D:D

[@suzanne6782]

lol the was when he got louder

[@alexissings4909]

I still don’t understand how to subtract integers :/

[@shivmehta.16]

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[@EricBuffington]

That's a huge LIKE from me!

[@shivanshpandit29]

very good explain but 12.01 and -5.6 are not integers ❤❤

[@EricBuffington]

Yeah I tried to blur those ones out, or at least I thought I did.... Sorry about that.

[@shivanshpandit29]

👍

[@battulaanitha1362]

i dint understand

[@deloreslewis6919]

it hard

[@dreamingboy8822]

I HATE subtracting INTEGERS!

[@EricBuffington]

Wow! Keep practicing it'll get easier in time.

[@Jessica-hw7vx]

@@EricBuffington ok

[@mohamedelhoudali9459]

help xc

[@mr.canadiansoup2756]

Eee

[@lukiethedon2604]

wtf

[@neetupandey10]

Oh maths please grow up and solve your problem on your own

[@nomanhussain3094]

If u understand it so it doesn't means every body will stand 😠😡

[@neetupandey10]

That's not my problem

[@monkey4meyt515]

Nerd brain

[@aymaankhn]

Thanks sir

[@EricBuffington]

Welcome