Adding Integers/Absolute Value

In a cartoon world:

Characters to the left of the 0 on the number line are.....

• Positive

• Negative

In a cartoon world, characters to the right of the 0 on the number line are...

• Positive

• Negative

Solve using the number line:

Tom the cat is at position -2 on the number line. He moves 7 steps to the right. Where does he end up?

Solve using the number line:

Mickey Mouse has 6 cheese pieces, but he gives 8 pieces to Donald Duck. How many cheese pieces does Mickey have now?

Mickey Mouse found 2 pieces of cheese and then found 5 more. How many pieces of cheese does Mickey have now?

• 8

• -8

• -7

• 7

Tom the cat lost 2 fish, but Jerry the mouse gave him 5 more. How many fish does Tom have now?

• -7

• 3

• -3

• 7

-5 + -2

• 3

• -7

• -3

• 7

Match the following expressions with their results.

• -6 + -3

• -9

• 6 - 3

• -3

• 3 * 3

• 3

• 0 - 3

• 9

Find the sum.

9 + -11

• -2

• 2

• 20

• -20

Match the following expressions with their results.

• -10 + 13

• -17

• 10 + 7

• 17

• -10 - 7

• -3

• -10 + 7

• 3