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W11: Working with Negative #s & Order of Operation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

5 - ( -3) =

(a)  

2.

-3 - 9

(a)  

3.

-14 - (-6)

(a)  

4.

-100 - (-101)

a)

1

b)

-1

c)

201

d)

-201

5.

11 - 17

a)

6

b)

-6

c)

28

d)

-28

6.

-12 - (-2) + 10

a)

-4

b)

4

c)

0

d)

-24

7.

2+(−2)=2+\left(-2\right)=  

(a)  

8.
5 - (-9) =
a)
-4
b)
-9
c)
4
d)
14
9.

If we ADD two negative numbers, the answer is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes positive, sometimes negative

10.

If we ADD two positive numbers, the answer is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes positive, sometimes negative

11.

If we ADD a positive number and a negative number, the answer is

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes positive, sometimes negative

12.

If we MULTIPLY two negative numbers, the answer is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes negative, sometimes positive

13.

If we MULTIPLY a negative numbers and a positive number, the answer is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes negative, sometimes positive

14.

If we DIVIDE two negative numbers, the answer is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes negative, sometimes positive

15.

If we DIVIDE a negative numbers and a positive number, the answer is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

sometimes negative, sometimes positive

16.

Simplify (22 +33)−101\left(2^2\ +3^3\right)-10^1

using order of operations.

a)

(4+33)−101\left(4+3^3\right)-10^1

b)

(4+27)−101\left(4+27\right)-10^1

c)

31−10131-10^1

d)

31−1031-10

e)

21

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
17.

Simplify (6⋅6−72)−5\left(6\cdot6-7^2\right)-5

using order of operations.

a)

(6⋅6−49)−5\left(6\cdot6-49\right)-5

b)

(36−49)−5\left(36-49\right)-5

c)

−13−5-13-5

d)

−18-18

1)
2)
3)
4)
18.

Simplify 50+(−2−(−2)2)⋅55^0+\left(-2-\left(-2\right)^2\right)\cdot5

using order of operations.

a)

1+(−2−(−2)2)⋅51+\left(-2-\left(-2\right)^2\right)\cdot5

b)

1+(−2−4)⋅51+\left(-2-4\right)\cdot5

c)

1+(−6)⋅51+\left(-6\right)\cdot5

d)

1+(−30)1+\left(-30\right)

e)

-29

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
19.

Simplify (8−2)2+(102)\left(8-2\right)^2+\left(\frac{10}{2}\right)

using order of operations.

a)

62+(102)6^2+\left(\frac{10}{2}\right)

b)

36+(102)36+\left(\frac{10}{2}\right)

c)

36+536+5

d)

4141

1)
2)
3)
4)
20.

Simplify −2+(41⋅40)2-2+\frac{\left(4^1\cdot4^0\right)}{2}

using order of operations.

a)

−2+(4⋅40)2-2+\frac{\left(4\cdot4^0\right)}{2}

b)

−2+(4⋅1)2-2+\frac{\left(4\cdot1\right)}{2}

c)

−2+42-2+\frac{4}{2}

d)

−2+2-2+2

e)

0

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
21.

3 × (-5) =

a)

15

b)

-15

c)

-8

d)

-12

22.

(-4) × (-7) =

a)

11

b)

-11

c)

-28

d)

28

23.

-3 × 9 =

a)

27

b)

-24

c)

-27

d)

-6

24.

-8 x -2

a)

-16

b)

-10

c)

16

d)

64

25.

-10 x -10

a)

100

b)

0

c)

-100

d)

20

26.

-8 x 3

a)

-11

b)

24

c)

-24

d)

240

27.

-7 x 0

a)

0

b)

-0 (Don't pick this.)

c)

-70

d)

-7

28.

2 x -20

a)

-4

b)

40

c)

-40

d)

-22

29.

-15 x 2

a)

30

b)

17

c)

-13

d)

-30

30.

In a board game, negative number cards represent moving backward and positive number cards represent moving forward. For example, Nuha drew a card with 4 and moved forward 4 spaces. Raha draws a card with 0

What does 0 represent in the board game?

a)

The number of spaces she moved on her last turn.

b)

Not moving any spaces.

c)

The number of spaces she moved on her last turn

31.

A bank uses positive numbers to represent deposits and negative numbers to represent withdrawals. How would a bank represent a withdrawal of 19.43 dollars?

a)

− $19.43

b)

$19.43

32.

The freezing point of water 0∘C. Scientists use positive numbers to show temperatures above the freezing point of water and negative numbers to show temperatures below the freezing point of water.


Snowy's Dessert Cart keeps the ice in their snow cones at a temperature of −15∘C. What does −15∘C represent in this situation?

a)

The ice in the snow cones is 15∘C below the freezing point of water.

b)

The ice in the snow cones is 15∘C above the freezing point of water.

33.

Geographers use negative numbers to represent points below sea level and positive numbers to represent points above sea level. For example, the lowest point in Minnesota is at −17.3 meters, and the highest point is at 14.1 meters.

What does 0 meters represent?

a)

Sea Level

b)

The lowest point in Minnestoa

c)

The lowest point in Apple Valley

d)

The lowest point in central valley

34.

Which of these has an answer of 18?

a)

3−(−17)−23-\left(-17\right)-2

b)

20−(−2)20-\left(-2\right)

c)

30−5−230-5-2

d)

−15−2−1-15-2-1

35.

Which of these has an answer of -10?

a)

−5−(−15)-5-\left(-15\right)

b)

−2−3−4−1-2-3-4-1

c)

8+28+2

d)

−9−3-9-3

36.

Which of these has an answer of 0?

a)

−7−7-7-7

b)

5−(−5)5-\left(-5\right)

c)

2+22+2

d)

−3−(−3)-3-\left(-3\right)

37.

Which of these has an answer of -15?

a)

20−(−5)20-\left(-5\right)

b)

−20−(−5)-20-\left(-5\right)

c)

10+510+5

d)

20−520-5

38.

What does the E in PEMDAS stand for?

a)

Equals

b)

Equivalent

c)

Exponent

d)

Even

39.

What is the first step in PEMDAS?

a)

Paragraph

b)

Parentheses

c)

Pages

d)

People

40.

Pick the correct order for Order of Operations

a)

Parentheses, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Exponents, Subtraction

b)

Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Parentheses, Subtraction

c)

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction