Add and Subtract Positive and Negative Integers on a Number Line

Add.

-10 + (-15)

• 5

• -5

• 25

• -25

Add.

5 + (-7)

• 12

• 2

• -2

• -12

When you add a negative number on a number line, you move to the ________.

• left

• right

numbers that are less than zero and located to the left of zero on the number line

• positive numbers

• negative numbers

• integers

• signed numbers

When you add a positive number on a number line, you move to the ________.

• left

• right

When you subtract a positive number on a number line, you move to the ________.

• left

• right

When you subtract a negative number on a number line, you move to the ________.

• left

• right

-2 + 4 

• -2

• 2

• 0

• -4

-14 + (-3)

• -17

• 11

• -11

• 17

12 - (-3) = 

• 9

• -9

• 15

• -15