Operations with Negative Numbers
This worksheet focuses on developing proficiency in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing negative numbers for Grade 9 students.
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Operations with Negative Numbers
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Read each question carefully and show your work where applicable. Simplify all answers.
1. Which expression results in the smallest value?
-5 + 3
-5 - 3
-5 × 3
-5 ÷ 5
2. What is the product of -7 and -8?
-56
-15
15
56
3. When adding two negative numbers, the result is always (positive/negative).
4. The absolute value of -12 is .
5. Plot the numbers -4, 0, and 2 on the number line below.
6. Calculate: -15 + (-7) - (-3)
7. The quotient of two negative numbers is always negative.
True
False
8. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number.
True
False
Match each operation with its correct result.
9. -10 + 4
a. -6
10. -9 - (-3)
b. 6
11. -2 × -3
c. -3
12. 18 ÷ (-6)
d. -6
13. The temperature in Anchorage, Alaska was -5°C at 6 AM. By noon, the temperature rose by 12°C. By 6 PM, it dropped by 8°C. What was the temperature at 6 PM?
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