Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 integers worksheet.
Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Remember the sign rules. Use a number line if it helps.
Answer: 91
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: −10
Move 1 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 3
Move 15 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −4
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: 24
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: −4
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -13 + 9 = -4
Answer: 40
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: 48
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: 16
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 11 + 5 = 16
Answer: −4
Move 5 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 6
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: 11
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 9
Move 14 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −80
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: −75
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: 10
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -2 + 12 = 10
Answer: −6
Move 16 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 37
Move 20 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −4
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: −150
Different signs give a negative product.
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