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Subtracting Integers — Easy Worksheet 1
Grade 6 · Whoobee Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Answer each question.
How to solve
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
Example
7 - 9 = ___
Answer: -2
Warm-up
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💡 Subtracting 5 is the same as adding its opposite: 4 − 5 = 4 + (−5). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 5 − 4 = 1. −5 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−5) = −1.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Subtracting 5 is the same as adding its opposite: 4 − 5 = 4 + (−5). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 5 − 4 = 1. −5 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−5) = −1.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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5 - 8 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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💡 Keep 4, change minus to plus, and change 6 to its opposite (−6): 4 + (−6). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 6 − 4 = 2. −6 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−6) = −2.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Keep 4, change minus to plus, and change 6 to its opposite (−6): 4 + (−6). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 6 − 4 = 2. −6 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−6) = −2.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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5 - 10 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Think it through
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💡 Ask what you take away from 5 to get −3. Work it out as 5 − (−3) = 8. Check: subtracting 8 is the same as adding its opposite: 5 − 8 = 5 + (−8). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 5 = 3. −8 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 5 + (−8) = −3.
✓ Correct!
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💡 Ask what you take away from 5 to get −3. Work it out as 5 − (−3) = 8. Check: subtracting 8 is the same as adding its opposite: 5 − 8 = 5 + (−8). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 5 = 3. −8 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 5 + (−8) = −3.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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1 - 10 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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💡 The distance is the larger number minus the smaller one. Both numbers are positive and 3 is the larger, so subtract as usual: 3 − 1 = 2. So they are 2 units apart.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The distance is the larger number minus the smaller one. Both numbers are positive and 3 is the larger, so subtract as usual: 3 − 1 = 2. So they are 2 units apart.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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8 - 9 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 First find the difference. Subtracting 8 is the same as adding its opposite: 4 − 8 = 4 + (−8). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 4 = 4. −8 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−8) = −4. −4 is greater than −6, so the answer is >.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 First find the difference. Subtracting 8 is the same as adding its opposite: 4 − 8 = 4 + (−8). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 4 = 4. −8 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−8) = −4. −4 is greater than −6, so the answer is >.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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1 - 10 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
In real life
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💡 The change is the end value minus the start value: 4 − 10. Subtracting 10 is the same as adding its opposite: 4 − 10 = 4 + (−10). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 10 − 4 = 6. −10 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−10) = −6.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The change is the end value minus the start value: 4 − 10. Subtracting 10 is the same as adding its opposite: 4 − 10 = 4 + (−10). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 10 − 4 = 6. −10 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 4 + (−10) = −6.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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3 - 9 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Challenge
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💡 Lily got the size right but the sign wrong. Subtracting 8 is the same as adding its opposite: 5 − 8 = 5 + (−8). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 5 = 3. −8 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 5 + (−8) = −3.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Lily got the size right but the sign wrong. Subtracting 8 is the same as adding its opposite: 5 − 8 = 5 + (−8). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 5 = 3. −8 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 5 + (−8) = −3.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
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9 - 10 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Work from left to right. Subtracting 10 is the same as adding its opposite: 3 − 10 = 3 + (−10). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 10 − 3 = 7. −10 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 3 + (−10) = −7. Then: subtracting (−8) is the same as adding its opposite: (−7) − (−8) = (−7) + 8. The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 7 = 1. 8 is farther from 0, so the answer is positive: (−7) + 8 = 1.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Work from left to right. Subtracting 10 is the same as adding its opposite: 3 − 10 = 3 + (−10). The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 10 − 3 = 7. −10 is farther from 0, so the answer is negative: 3 + (−10) = −7. Then: subtracting (−8) is the same as adding its opposite: (−7) − (−8) = (−7) + 8. The signs are different, so subtract the sizes: 8 − 7 = 1. 8 is farther from 0, so the answer is positive: (−7) + 8 = 1.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Integers
Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite. Keep the first number, change minus to plus, and change the sign of the second number: 5 - (-2) = 5 + 2 = 7, and (-4) - 6 = (-4) + (-6) = -10. Then add using the integer addition rules.
Try a similar one
7 - 9 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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Subtracting Integers — Easy Worksheet 1
Answer each question.