Year 8 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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: 5
Move 4 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −1
Move 4 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −7
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 3 − 10 = -7
Answer: 2
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 3 − 1 = 2
Answer: 5
Move 9 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −4
Move 9 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 5
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 3 + 2 = 5
Answer: 1
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -4 + 5 = 1
Answer: −6
Move 10 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 7
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 4 + 3 = 7
Answer: 2
Move 8 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −1
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 4 − 5 = -1
Answer: 0
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 8 − 8 = 0
Answer: 2
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -4 + 6 = 2
Answer: 15
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 6 + 9 = 15
Answer: −8
Move 3 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 2
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 8 − 6 = 2
Answer: 13
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 5 + 8 = 13
Answer: −9
Move 9 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 3
Move 6 to the right on the number line.
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