Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 integers worksheet.
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Remember the sign rules. Use a number line if it helps.
Answer: −5
Move 1 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −1
Move 7 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −10
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -7 − 3 = -10
Answer: 0
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 1 − 1 = 0
Answer: 2
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -5 + 7 = 2
Answer: 11
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 9 + 2 = 11
Answer: 3
Move 5 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 7
Move 9 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −11
Move 7 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −10
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −7
Move 9 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 0
Move 8 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 8
Move 3 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 1
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 8 − 7 = 1
Answer: 1
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -1 + 2 = 1
Answer: −3
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 3 − 6 = -3
Answer: −6
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 0 − 6 = -6
Answer: 14
Move 10 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −6
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 2
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -8 + 10 = 2
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