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: −4
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 1 − 5 = -4
Answer: 4
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 10 − 6 = 4
Answer: 2
Move 1 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −5
Move 6 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −16
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -8 − 8 = -16
Answer: −12
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -4 − 8 = -12
Answer: −14
Move 7 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −11
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -2 − 9 = -11
Answer: −7
Move 4 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 3
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -3 + 6 = 3
Answer: −1
Move 8 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −17
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -7 − 10 = -17
Answer: 11
Move 1 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 0
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -6 + 6 = 0
Answer: −6
Move 10 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 4
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -1 + 5 = 4
Answer: 3
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 7 − 4 = 3
Answer: 8
Move 1 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 13
Move 9 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 11
Move 2 to the right on the number line.
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