Adding Negative Numbers
Explore adding negative numbers using number lines and real-world scenarios in this Grade 4 math worksheet.
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Adding Negative Numbers
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Read each question carefully and use the number line or your understanding of negative numbers to find the correct answer.
1. If you owe your friend $5, you can represent this as -5. If you then borrow another $3, how much money do you owe in total? Write your answer as a negative number.
2. Start at 0 on the number line. Move 4 steps to the left, which is -4. Then move another 2 steps to the left. You are now at .
3. Which expression represents adding a negative number to a positive number?
5 + 3
5 - 3
5 + (-3)
-5 + (-3)
4. The temperature in the morning was 2 degrees Celsius. By evening, it dropped by 5 degrees. What is the temperature in the evening?
5. When you add two negative numbers, the answer is always a positive number.
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False
6. Use the number line to find the sum of -3 + 7. Start at -3, then move 7 steps to the right. You will land on .
Match each expression on the left with its correct sum on the right.
7. -2 + (-4)
a. 3
8. -6 + 9
b. -6
9. 1 + (-5)
c. -4