Add and Subtract Questions

The next 5 questions are just computation. Remember the whole "good guy" "bad thing" thing if that helps or think of a number line... whatever helps you.

Solve:

-5 + -5

• 0

• -10

• 5

• 10

10 + 20 - 6

• 24

• 36

• -24

• -36

-5 + 15

• -10

• 10

• 20

• -20

10 - 18

• 28

• 8

• 12

• -8

The next 6 questions are WORD PROBLEMS. Read them carefully and translate them into positive and negative numbers:

Mr. Lemoi and Isaiah go fishing. Mr. Lemoi caught 4 fish. Isaiah caught 5 fish. 2 of the fish were too small so they threw them back into the water. All together how many fish did they keep?

• 7 fish

• 11 fish

• -7 fish

• 3 fish

Mr. Bojangles the spider caught 6 bugs in his web. He ate 2 on Monday and 3 more on Thursday. How many bugs are left in his web?

• 4

• -3

• 11

• 1

Newman borrows 20 dollars from Jerry. A week later he borrows another 20. Yesterday Newman paid Jerry back $5. What integer would be represent what Newman owes Jerry?

• -45 dollars

• -35 dollars

• -25 dollars

• -15 dollars