Subtraction with Negative Numbers Quiz

Aiden has 10 apples. Hannah gives him 5 more apples, but because Hannah is a magician, she gives him -5 apples. What is the total number of apples Aiden has after Hannah's magic trick?

• Zero

• A negative number

• 5 apples

• 15 apples

Isla had a debt of $50, and she paid back $20. What is the result of this transaction on her total debt?

• Positive

• Zero

• Negative

• Undefined

Emma has a debt of $50 (which is represented as -50 in accounting), and she pays off $20 of her debt. What is the result of this transaction on the total debt?

• Undefined

• Negative

• Zero

• Positive

James has $-10 and Lily has $-5. What is the result if Lily gives her money to James?

• James will have a more negative amount of money

• James will have zero dollars

• James will have a positive amount of money

• James will have a smaller negative amount of money

Henry has a debt of $50, and Michael has a debt of $70. What is the result of subtracting Michael's debt from Henry's debt?

• A positive number

• A negative number with a larger absolute value

• Zero

• A negative number with a smaller absolute value

Priya has 10 apples. If she mistakenly counts 5 fewer apples than she actually has, how many apples does she think she has?

• 5

• -15

• 0

• 15

Michael had -3 apples. If he gave away 8 more apples, how many apples would he have?

• -5

• -11

• 2

• 0

Isla had -2 apples and Priya gave her 7 more. How many apples does Isla have now?

• 5

• 0

• -5

• -9

Ava has -9 apples and Jackson gives her -3 apples. How many apples does Ava have now?

• -6

• 3

• 0

• -12

Zoe had -6 apples and Ava gave her -12 apples. How many apples does Zoe have now?

• -18

• 0

• 6

• -6