
Integers are the numbers in the set 
 . This means that you can add two opposite integers to get
. This means that you can add two opposite integers to get 
 .
.
For example, 
 .
.

When you add a negative number to another negative number, the only thing that can happen is that the result goes down.
For example, 
 .
.

Let's write this as an equation, where 
 represents the unknown value.
 represents the unknown value. 

We need to isolate the variable by adding 
 on both sides of the equation.
 on both sides of the equation. 
