Subtracting Negative Integers Worksheet
Practice subtracting negative integers with this Grade 8 math worksheet, including number line exercises and word problems.
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Subtracting Negative Integers
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Read each question carefully and solve by subtracting negative integers. Show your work where applicable.
1. Subtracting a negative number is the same as a positive number.
2. The expression 5 - (-3) is equivalent to 5 3.
3. When you subtract a negative integer, you move to the on a number line.
4. Which expression is equivalent to -7 - (-4)?
-7 + 4
-7 - 4
7 + 4
7 - 4
5. What is the value of 10 - (-2)?
8
-12
12
-8
6. Solve: -9 - (-5)
7. Solve: 15 - (-8)
8. Solve: -2 - (-11)
9. Use the number line to illustrate 3 - (-4). Mark the starting point and show the movement.
10. The result of 6 - (-6) is 0.
True
False
11. Subtracting a negative number always results in a larger value.
True
False
12. The temperature in Anchorage was -10°F. If the temperature dropped by -5°F, what is the new temperature?
13. A submarine was at a depth of -200 feet. It then moved to a depth that was -50 feet from its original position. What is the submarine's new depth?
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