Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Test

Name:

1) ∣−5∣

Find the difference.

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Find the difference.

Select the expressions whose sums or differences would be negative. Select ALL that apply.

• -86 - (-98)
• (-7) + (-8)
• 547 - (-200)
• 436 + -893
• 8 - 9

Find the difference.

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Find the difference.

Find the sum: -19.5 + 2.35

7) During a round of golf, Tim's score on hole eight is -7. After hole eighteen, Tim's score increases by 18. What is Tim's score after hole eighteen?

• -9
• 9
• 18
• 11
• -11

8) Is 2 + (-3) the same as -3 + 2? Which answer explains why?

• no, one answer would be 1 and the other would be -1
• yes, if you are adding the order doesn't matter. Both answers are -1.
• no, one answer is -5 and the other is -1
• yes, if you are adding order doesn't matter. Both answers are -5.