Practice with Negative and Positive Numbers

Practice with Negative and Positive Numbers

Addition and Subtraction

Adding Numbers with Negatives and Positives

If both numbers are negative, answer will be negative

If both numbers are positive, answer will be positive

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? -6 + -3

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? 7 + 2

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? - 8 + -2

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? 6 + 3

• Positive

• Negative

Adding Numbers with Positives and Negatives

When one number is + and one is -

The "larger" number makes it positive or negative.

-5 + 2

5 is bigger

5 is -

the answer will be -

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? -8 + 4

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? 10 + -2

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? - 10 + 4

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? 15 + -4

• positive

• negative

Remember the rules!

• If both numbers are + the answer is +

• If both numbers are - the answer is -

• If the "bigger" number is + the answer is +

• If the "bigger" number is - the answer is -

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? - 10 + -12

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? 10 + 15

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? -25 + 13

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? 35 + -16

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? -56 + 10

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Will the answer be positive or negative? -6 + -3

• Positive

• Negative