Negative Integer Subtraction - Intro (Level 1)

This math topic focuses on the introduction to negative integer subtraction, helping learners understand how subtracting negative numbers converts into addition, and how subtracting positive numbers from negatives increases the negative value. The specific skills addressed include correct calculation of subtraction scenarios involving negative and positive integers, enhancing understanding of the number line’s negative side. Each problem presents different subtraction configurations, reinforcing the rules and outcomes of subtracting across zero.

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Negative Integer Subtraction - Intro Worksheet

Math worksheet on 'Negative Integer Subtraction - Intro (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Negative Integers - Intro' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/negative_integers_intro/

1

Subtracting a positive from a negative results in the an even bigger negative

a

4

b

0

c

-4

d

-6

e

0

2

Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive. The first number is also positive, so this results in an even bigger positive.

a

1

b

9

c

-1

d

7

e

-9

f

6

3

Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive. The first number is also positive, so this results in an even bigger positive.

a

-2

b

2

c

4

d

6

e

-6

4

Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive. The first number is negative, so you are adding a positive to a negative.

a

2

b

6

c

-6

5

Subtracting a positive from a negative results in the an even bigger negative

a

-10

b

1

c

-7

d

6

e

-1

f

-6

6

Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive. The first number is negative, so you are adding a positive to a negative.

a

-7

b

-3

c

-2

d

2

e

-5

f

5

7

Subtracting a positive from a negative results in the an even bigger negative

a

-7

b

-5

c

7

d

1

e

-3

f

-1