Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 integers worksheet.
Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Remember the sign rules. Use a number line if it helps.
Answer: −10
Move 4 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 17
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: 52
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: −5
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: −75
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: −1
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: 30
Move 17 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 5
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -6 + 11 = 5
Answer: −21
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -2 − 19 = -21
Answer: −20
Move 14 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 4
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −10
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -3 − 7 = -10
Answer: −40
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: 1
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -4 + 5 = 1
Answer: −6
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: 34
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: 2
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −16
Move 7 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −30
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: 204
Same signs give a positive product.
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