Zero Pairs Practice
Practice identifying and using zero pairs with integers.
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Zero Pairs Practice
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember that a zero pair is a positive number and a negative number that add up to zero (e.g., +1 and -1).
1. Which of the following is a zero pair?
+5 and +5
-3 and +3
+2 and -4
-6 and -6
2. When you combine a zero pair, what is the result?
A positive number
A negative number
Zero
It depends on the numbers
3. A positive number and a negative number that add up to zero are called a .
4. The sum of +7 and -7 is .
5. The numbers -10 and +10 form a zero pair.
True
False
6. +4 and -5 make a zero pair.
True
False
7. What number would make a zero pair with -9?
8. If you have +6 and you add -6, what is your final value? Explain why.
9. Draw a number line from -5 to +5. Mark a zero pair on your number line.