Subtracting Negative Integers
Practice subtracting negative integers with this worksheet, featuring number line visualizations and word problems.
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Subtracting Negative Integers
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the number line to help visualize the problems where indicated.
1. Subtracting a negative integer is the same as a positive integer.
2. When you subtract a negative number, you move to the on the number line.
3. The expression 5 - (-3) is equivalent to 5 3.
1. Which expression is equivalent to 7 - (-4)?
7 - 4
7 + 4
-7 - 4
-7 + 4
2. What is the result of -2 - (-5)?
-7
-3
3
7
Use the number line to solve the following problems.
1. Solve 3 - (-2). Show your work on the number line.
2. Solve -1 - (-4). Show your work on the number line.
1. Subtracting a negative number always results in a smaller number.
True
False
2. The expression 10 - (-10) equals 0.
True
False
1. The temperature was -5°C in the morning. By afternoon, it dropped by -3°C. What is the new temperature?
2. A submarine is at a depth of -100 feet. It then moves down by -20 feet. What is its new depth?
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