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Adding & Subtracting Integers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Integers are

a)

all positive numbers only.

b)

all negative numbers only.

c)

all positive and negative numbers and zero

d)

percentages, fractions, & square root.

2.

When I have the same sign, as in:

6+ 7 or -6 + (-7)

I must first ____________ the values.

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

3.

After I add the values, as in

6 + 7 or -6 + (-7)

How do I know which sign to use?

a)

always make it positive

b)

I look for the higher value

c)

I keep the sign the same

d)

always make it negative

4.

A positive plus a positive will equal a ______________

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

zero

d)

zero pair

5.

16 + 10 =

a)

6

b)

-26

c)

26

d)

-6

6.

A negative plus a negative will equal a ___________

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

d)

Zero Pair

7.

-3 + (-4) = _____

a)

1

b)

-1

c)

7

d)

-7

8.

One positive along with one negative equals __________

( + - )

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

zero pair

d)

equation

9.

I can __________________ a zero pair because it has no value

a)

Get rid of

b)

Cancel out

c)

Add

10.

The signs are ___________________ in this math expression:

5 + (-7)

a)

the same

b)

different

11.

Difference means to :

a)

add

b)

multiply

c)

divide

d)

subtract

12.

When we add a positive and a negative number, we must subtract 1st. How do we know which sign to use for our answer?

a)

which sign has the larger value

b)

It will be the one that we see first

c)

It is always positive

d)

It is always negative

13.

So 5 + (-7) = _____________

a)

2

b)

-2

c)

12

d)

-12

14.
When I add two integers with the same sign, my sum is:
a)
The opposite of the sign I am using.
b)
The same sign I am using.
15.
When I add two integers with opposite signs, the sum is:
a)
The same sign as the first number.
b)
The same sign as the second number.
c)
The same sign as the lesser absolute value.
d)
The same sign as the greater absolute value.
16.
My rule for subtraction is:
a)
Keep the second number change the subtraction to addition.
b)
Keep all the numbers the same, change the sign to addition.
c)
Keep the first number, change the sign to addition and change the sign of the second number.
d)
Keep the first number, change the sign to addition and keep the second number.
17.
-5 - (- 6)
a)
11
b)
-11
c)
-1
d)
1
18.
5-19
a)
14
b)
24
c)
-14
d)
-24
19.
-4 - 2
a)
6
b)
-2
c)
-8
d)
-6
20.
True or False
 2-1=1-2
a)
True,  they both equal -1
b)
True, they both equal 1
c)
False, they  equal 1 and -1
d)
False, they  equal -1 and 1