Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — 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: −7
Move 7 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −5
Move 3 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −10
Move 1 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 5
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 10 − 5 = 5
Answer: 6
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −5
Move 5 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 3
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −13
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -4 − 9 = -13
Answer: −16
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -8 − 8 = -16
Answer: 0
Move 6 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 10
Move 4 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −12
Move 7 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 1
Move 10 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 0
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -2 + 2 = 0
Answer: 3
Move 2 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −5
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 4 − 9 = -5
Answer: −5
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −6
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 9
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 7 + 2 = 9
Answer: 11
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 1 + 10 = 11
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