Adding Integers with Different Signs Worksheet Download
This math worksheet practices adding a positive and a negative integer. For each problem, students first circle whether the sum will be positive or negative (the number farther from zero decides), then find the sum by subtracting the smaller size from the larger: (-12) + 5 = -7. Half the sums are positive and half are negative, and the negative number comes first in half the problems.
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Adding Integers with Different Signs
Each worksheet has 20 problems adding a positive and a negative integer, like (-12) + 5. Students decide the sign first, then find the sum.
About this worksheet
Each worksheet has 20 problems adding a positive and a negative integer, like (-12) + 5. Students decide the sign first, then find the sum.
Student objectives
- Decide whether the sum of a positive and a negative integer is positive or negative
- Add integers with different signs by subtracting
- Explain why (-12) + 5 is -7
Everyday practice
- Finding a bank balance after a deposit and a bigger withdrawal
- Working out the temperature after it rises from below zero
- Counting yards gained and lost in a football game
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numerichorizontaladdition