Additive Inverse Worksheet
Explore the concept of additive inverse with this Grade 5 math worksheet, featuring number line exercises, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer questions.
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Additive Inverse Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Remember, the additive inverse of a number is the number that, when added to the original number, results in zero.
1. The additive inverse of 7 is .
2. When you add a number to its additive inverse, the sum is always .
3. The additive inverse of -12 is .
4. The number 0 is its own additive inverse because + = 0.
5. Draw a number line and show the number 4 and its additive inverse. Explain your drawing.
6. Which of the following pairs are additive inverses?
5 and 5
10 and -10
2 and 1/2
-3 and 0
7. What is the sum of any number and its additive inverse?
The number itself
One
Zero
Undefined
8. The additive inverse of a positive number is always a negative number.
True
False
9. The additive inverse of 0 is 1.
True
False
10. Sarah said that the additive inverse of 25 is -25. Is she correct? Explain why or why not.