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: 1
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −21
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -20 − 1 = -21
Answer: −26
Adding a negative is the same as subtracting: -20 − 6 = -26
Answer: 360
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: 8
Move 6 to the left on the number line.
Answer: −5
Move 8 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −3
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: −4
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -13 + 9 = -4
Answer: 35
Move 17 to the right on the number line.
Answer: −5
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: 2
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: 2
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −13
Subtracting a negative is the same as adding: -18 + 5 = -13
Answer: 119
Same signs give a positive product.
Answer: −6
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: −3
Different signs give a negative quotient.
Answer: 5
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: 2
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: 2
Same signs give a positive quotient.
Answer: −2
Different signs give a negative quotient.
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