Subtract Integers

Understanding Integers

and subtraction practice

​Example 1:

​Answer: It fell one point becuase the negative number indicated a decrease!

​Example 2:

​Answer: above sea level would be represented by a positive number.

• 6

• -6

Multiple Choice

When the value of Streetfar Pharmacy stock rose 6 points, the change was represented online as 6 points.

The next day, the change in value of the stock was represented as –4 points. Which of these describes the change in the stock's value?

• It fell 4 points

• It neither rose nor fell

• it rose 4 points

Multiple Choice

When the value of LNM Health Products stock fell 4 points, the change was represented online as -4 points. The next day, the change in value of the stock was represented as 2 points. Which of these describes the change in the stocks value?

• It fell 2 points.

• It neither rose nor fell.

• It rose 2 points.

Multiple Choice

The city of London, England, has an elevation of 11 meters.

Which of these describes the elevation of London?

• below sea level

• at sea level

• above sea level

Fill in the Blank

As a birthday gift, Camilla received several shares of stock in her favorite video game company. Yesterday, the value of the stock rose 3 points.

What integer represents the change in the stock's value?

Multiple Choice

California's Imperial County Airport has an elevation of –54 feet.

Which of these describes the airport's elevation?

• below sea level

• at sea level

• above sea level

Multiple Choice

At the end of each business day, the owner of JP's Bakery takes the day's cash earnings to the bank. Today, he deposited $785 in the bakery's account.

What integer represents the change in the bakery's account balance?

• 785 dollars

• -785 dollars

Multiple Choice

One winter morning, Cameron notices that the temperature outside is –10°F.

Which of these describes the temperature outside?

• colder than zero

• warmer than zero

Multiple Choice

The lowest point in Washington, DC, has an elevation of 1 meter above sea level.

What integer represents the elevation of the lowest point in Washington, DC?

• 1 meter

• -1 meter

Multiple Choice

Ocean water freezes at a temperature of 2°C below zero.

What integer represents the freezing point of ocean water?

• -2

• 2

Multiple Choice

The city of Denver, Colorado, has an elevation of 5,280 feet, or 1 mile.

Which of these describes Denver's elevation?

• below sea level

• at sea level

• above sea level

Multiple Choice

In Grace's new dinosaur video game, players find and identify dinosaurs. If Grace does not correctly identify a dinosaur, a message says –5 points, and her score decreases by 5 points. If she correctly identifies a dinosaur, a message says 25 points.

Which of these describe what happens to Grace's score when she correctly identifies a dinosaur?

• It decreases by 25 points.

• It stays the same.

• It increases by 25 points.

Multiple Choice

When the owner of Perry's Pies deposited $250 into the store's bank account, the bank statement showed the transaction as $250.

If the next transaction on the statement shows –$60, which of these describes the transaction?

• $60 was withdrawn

• Money was neither deposited nor withdrawn.

• $60 was deposited

Multiple Choice

Subtract $$-5-2$$

• 7

• -7

• 3

• -3

Multiple Choice

Subtract

$$1-\left(-4\right)$$

• -5

• -3

• 3

• 5

Multiple Choice

Subtract $$-5\ -\ \left(-4\right)$$

• -9

• -1

• 1

• 9

Multiple Choice

Subtract $$2\ -6$$

• -8

• -4

• 4

• 8

Multiple Choice

Subtract $$9-\left(-1\right)$$

• -10

• -8

• 8

• 10

Multiple Choice

Subtract $$-2-\left(-7\right)$$

• -9

• -5

• 5

• 9

Multiple Choice

Subtract

$$-4-10$$

• -14

• -6

• 6

• 14

Fill in the Blank

Subtract

$$10-8=$$

Fill in the Blank

Subtract

$$-4-9=$$

Fill in the Blank

Subtract $$7-\left(-5\right)=$$

Fill in the Blank

Subtract

$$-5-\left(-8\right)=$$

Fill in the Blank

subtract

$$-3-\left(-4\right)=$$

Fill in the Blank

subtract

$$5-\left(-5\right)=$$

Fill in the Blank

subtract

$$16-91$$

Fill in the Blank

Subtract

$$-14-\left(-83\right)=$$

Fill in the Blank

Subtract

$$-36-74=$$

Fill in the Blank

Subtract

$$88-\left(-90\right)=$$

Multiple Choice

Subtract

$$-52-96$$

• -148

• -44

• 44

• 148

Multiple Choice

subtract

$$64-\left(-72\right)=$$

• -136

• -8

• 8

• 136

Multiple Choice

subtract

$$-12-\left(-97\right)=$$

• -109

• -85

• 85

• 109

Fill in the Blank

subtract

$$62-36$$ =

Match

Match the following

• $$7-3=$$

• $$7-\left(-3\right)=$$

• $$3-7=$$

4

10

-4

• 4

• 10

• -4

Fill in the Blank

subtract

$$-60-\left(-55\right)$$ =