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Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers

Authored by Mathijs Revet

Mathematics

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4 + (-5) =

-9

-1

1

9

Answer explanation

Adding a negative number = subtracting the additive inverse

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7,5 - 11 =

3,5

-18,5

-2,5

-3,5

Answer explanation

First subtract 7,5 to get to 0. Then subtract remaining 3,5 to get -3,5

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

9 + (-4) =

5

-5

13

-13

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-3 - 6 =

3

-3

-9

9

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-5 + (-7) =

12

-2

-12

2

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-3,5 + (-6,5) =

-10

-9

3

10

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3 - (-8) =

-5

-11

5

11

Answer explanation

Subtracting a negative number = adding the additive inverse

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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