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: −6
Move 4 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −6
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -5 − 1 = -6
Answer: −14
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -7 − 7 = -14
Answer: −3
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 7 − 10 = -3
Answer: −9
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -1 − 8 = -9
Answer: 5
Move 10 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −6
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 4 − 10 = -6
Answer: 13
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 6 + 7 = 13
Answer: −13
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -10 − 3 = -13
Answer: −16
Move 7 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 6
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 9 − 3 = 6
Answer: 0
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -6 + 6 = 0
Answer: 3
Move 1 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −19
Move 10 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 15
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 9 + 6 = 15
Answer: 7
Move 6 to the right on the number line.
Answer: 4
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -3 + 7 = 4
Answer: 1
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 7 − 6 = 1
Answer: 8
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 0 + 8 = 8
Answer: 10
Move 10 to the right on the number line.
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