Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
Practice adding and subtracting negative numbers with this Grade 10 math worksheet.
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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)?
-10 + 6
-10 - 6
10 - 6
10 + 6
9. The result of 7 + (-10) is a positive number.
True
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