Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
Practice adding and subtracting negative numbers with this Grade 7 math worksheet.
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Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
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Read each question carefully and solve the problems involving adding and subtracting negative numbers. Show your work where necessary.
1. When you add a negative number, it's like a positive number.
2. Subtracting a negative number is the same as a positive number.
3. The sum of -5 and -3 is .
4. The difference between 7 and -2 is .
Use the number line to solve the following problems.
1. Start at -2 and add 5. Where do you land?
2. Start at 3 and subtract 6. Where do you land?
1. Which expression is equivalent to 8 - (-3)?
8 - 3
8 + 3
-8 - 3
-8 + 3
2. What is the value of -10 + 4?
6
-6
14
-14
Solve the following problems.
1. -7 + (-9) =
2. 12 - (-5) =
3. -4 - 6 =
4. -15 + 8 =
1. The sum of two negative numbers is always negative.
True
False
2. Subtracting a positive number is the same as adding a negative number.
True
False
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