Year 7 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 integers worksheet.
Year 7 Integers (Directed Numbers) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Remember the sign rules. Use a number line if it helps.
Answer: −6
Move 5 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −6
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 3 − 9 = -6
Answer: −13
Move 13 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −14
Move 4 to the left on the number line.
Answer: 13
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 2 + 11 = 13
Answer: 5
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −2
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -11 + 9 = -2
Answer: 6
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −2
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: 4 − 6 = -2
Answer: −2
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: 27
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 9 + 18 = 27
Answer: −16
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: −40
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: −176
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: −1
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: −180
Different signs give a negative product.
Answer: 16
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: 6 + 10 = 16
Answer: 4
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -7 + 11 = 4
Answer: −26
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -19 − 7 = -26
Answer: −133
Different signs give a negative product.
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