Inverse Property of Addition — Definition & Examples
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- Opposite quantities cancel each other out When you add positive and negative versions of the same number together, they will always equal zero. This is because when we add numbe…
By Zora Gilbert, Alex Federspiel, Joshua Siktar
- Adding a negative and a positive of the same number will equal 000 The Inverse Property of Addition states the following: Adding a number and it's negative version of itself yie…
By Zora Gilbert, Alex Federspiel, Caroline K, Joshua Siktar, Jonathan Heller
- (Video) Inverse Property of Addition and Multiplication by William Chermak Here's a video by William Chermak that shows the inverse property of addition. It also discusses the i…
By Alex Federspiel, Zora Gilbert, Jonathan Heller, Joshua Siktar
- (Video) Opposites and the Addition Property of 0 by mathman1024 This video by mathman1024 shows how adding a number to its opposite always equals zero. He then goes over the Add…
By Alex Federspiel, Zora Gilbert, Jonathan Heller, Joshua Siktar
- Combining Opposite Numbers to Make 000 When you add a negative number to its positive counterpart, the answer will always be 000. Let’s take a look at an example. 2+(−2)2+(-2)2+…
By Eunji Kwon, Jonathan Heller, Alex Federspiel, Joshua Siktar
- Inverse Property of Addition The inverse property of addition states: If you add the positive and negative versions of a number, the sum will be 000. x+(−x)=0x+(-x) =0x+(−x)=0 U…
By Eunji Kwon, Victor Wang, Jonathan Heller, Alex Federspiel, Caroline K, Joshua Siktar
Problems 22
- 4+(−4)= ?4+(-4)=\,?4+(−4)=?
- 16+?=016+?=016+?=0
- −9−?=0-9-?=0−9−?=0
- Select all numbers that can replace the ???s. ?+(−?)=0?+(-?)=0?+(−?)=0
- Evan gets 10\1010 for his allowance. He then goes to the store and sees that a piece of candy is a dollar. He buys 101010 pieces of candy. How much money does he have left?
- Which property is the following: 14+(−14)=0\frac14+\left(-\frac14\right)=041+(−41)=0
- −14+?=0-14+?=0−14+?=0
- 44+(−44)= ?44+(-44)=\,?44+(−44)=?
- −13−?=0-13-?=0−13−?=0
- 2489+4385+(−4385)= ?2489+4385+(-4385)=\,?2489+4385+(−4385)=?
- Jessica added 231\231231 to her brand new bank account. She then made a purchase on her card for 231\231231. How much money is now in her account?
- 10x−1+ ?=0\frac{10}{x-1}+\,?=0x−110+?=0
- True or False\text{True or False}True or False === A number multiplied by its negative self will always result in zero.
- 38 ? (−38)=038\,?\,(-38)=038?(−38)=0
- ?+(−39)=0?+(-39)=0?+(−39)=0
- 384×(4893+(−4893))= ?384\times\left(4893+(-4893)\right)=\,?384×(4893+(−4893))=?
- Find an integer xxx such that 13+(−7−6)+2+x=013+(-7-6)+2+x=013+(−7−6)+2+x=0.
- Which item should Alicia adjust the order quantity of again this coming month? Specifically, which item should Alicia order less?
- 23+5−x=523+5-x=523+5−x=5 What is xxx?
- (71+17)−(71+?)=0(71+17)-(71+?)=0(71+17)−(71+?)=0
- How much more will Eloise have to sell?
- Find a value of xxx such that 15+(x×3)=015+(x\times3)=015+(x×3)=0.