Positive and Negative Number Situations

Which situations describe an additive inverse? Check all that apply.

• An elevator goes up 11 floors and then goes down 11 floors.

• A diver goes down 100 feet and comes back up 80 feet.

• You earn $25.75 and spend $25.75.

• You have 4 pizzas and you eat 3 pizzas.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

When you start at a positive number and you add a negative number to it, which direction do you travel on the number line?

• You travel right-it gets more positive

• You travel left-it gets more negative

• You stay still so no one can see you!

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

When you start at a negative number and you add a positive number to it, which direction do you travel on the number line?

• You travel right--it gets more positive

• You travel left--it gets more negative

• You stay still--so no one can see you! :)

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

What is the answer sign when you start with a positive number and you add a smaller negative number to it? For example, the problem 50+(-14) would have what type of answer?

• positive

• negative

• zero

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the answer sign when you start with a positive number and you add a bigger negative number to it? For example, the problem 10+(-23) would have what type of answer?

• positive

• negative

• zero

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the answer sign when you start with a negative number and you add a smaller positive number to it? For example, the problem -75+20 would have what type of answer?

• positive

• negative

• zero

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the answer sign when you start with a negative number and you add a bigger positive number to it? For example, the problem -5+28 would have what type of answer?

• positive

• negative

• zero

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Choose the two situations where negative numbers might be used.

• Temperatures

• Money

• Your height

• Days from now until Christmas

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

What number is in the box?

• 3

• -3

• -2

• 0

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6C

If the temperature was -12⁰C, and then it rose by 14⁰C, What is the new temperature?

• 26⁰C

• -26⁰C

• -2⁰C

• 2⁰C

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C