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How is subtracting integers related to adding integers

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Answer is: Adding integers means adding integers with the same signs, while subtracting integers means adding the integers of opposite signs.

Example 2 + 5 is (+,+)
Example 3 - 6 is (+, -)

I like to refer to both of these as “combining” numbers.
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