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Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers

Practice adding and subtracting negative numbers with this Grade 10 math worksheet.

Grade 10 Math Number SenseIntegers and Rational NumbersAdding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
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Fill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseCustom

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.1

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mathnumber senseintegersnegative numbersadditionsubtraction
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Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers

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Read each question carefully and solve. Show your work where necessary.

1. When you add a negative number, it's the same as   a positive number.

2. Subtracting a negative number is equivalent to   a positive number.

3. The sum of two negative numbers will always be a   number.

4. -5 + (-8) =

5. 12 - (-7) =

6. -15 - 4 =

7. -9 + 3 =

8. Which expression is equivalent to -10 - (-6)?

a

-10 + 6

b

-10 - 6

c

10 - 6

d

10 + 6

9. The result of 7 + (-10) is a positive number.

T

True

F

False

10. The temperature in Anchorage was -5°C. Overnight, it dropped by 8°C. What is the new temperature?

11. A submarine is at a depth of -200 feet. It then ascends 75 feet. What is its new depth?

12. Use the number line to show the calculation: -3 + 5

-5-3-1135