Adding and Subtracting Quiz

Simplify:
(-20) - (-8)

• -28
• 28
• -12
• 12

Find the value:
-4 + (-3)

• -7
• 1
• -1
• 7

Find the value:
15 - 100

• -85
• 100
• -100
• 95

A shark was 40 feet below the surface of the water. A fisherman was casting off of a dock right above the shark that was 12 feet above the surface of the water. What is the distance between the shark and the fisherman?

• 28 feet
• -28 feet
• 52 feet
• -52 feet

 A soccer team is having a car wash. The team spent $50 on supplies. They earned $250, including tips. Write a sum of integers that represents the team’s profit.
**Profit is money they made. 

• -50 + 250 = -200
• -50 + (-250) = -300
• 50 + 250 = 300
• -50 + 250 = 200

Simplify:
-8 + (-10) + 8

• 26
• -26
• -10
• 10

Evaluate:
(-2) - (-3)

• -1
• -5
• 5
• 1

-23 + (-7) + 5 = 

• -11
• 21
• 35
• -25

When adding decimals with the same sign you.....

• subtract and take the sign of the larger number
• add the opposite
• add and keep the sign
• subtract and keep the sign

When adding decimals with different signs you....

• subtract and take the sign of the larger number
• add the opposite
• add and keep the sign
• subtract and keep the sign