Adding and subtracting integers worksheets
Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers, including subtracting a negative.
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Adding and subtracting integers worksheet
What’s on the worksheet
- 50 questions on adding and subtracting integers, sized for US Letter paper
- 2 pages of questions plus an answer key on the last page
- Written for grade 7, matching Common Core 7.NS.A.1
- Name and date lines at the top, and room to show the work
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Adding and subtracting integers: a worked example (−5 + 8 and 4 − (−6))
- −5 + 8: start at −5 and move 8 to the right. The answer is 3.
- 4 − (−6): subtracting a negative is the same as adding. 4 + 6 = 10.
- So −5 + 8 = 3 and 4 − (−6) = 10.
How to use it at home and in class
At home
Keep a number line from −10 to 10 on the table for the first few problems. Ten problems a day works better than a whole sheet at once. Mark them together with the answer key, then ask your child to explain one they got wrong: finding the mistake themselves is where the learning happens.
In class
Use the first row as a warm-up, a full page for independent practice, or five questions as an exit ticket. For a retake or a second group, make a new version with the test maker so every child gets different numbers.
Mistakes to watch for
- Treating 4 − (−6) as 4 − 6.
- Moving the wrong way on the number line.
What to practice before and after adding and subtracting integers
- Before: comparing integers. If this sheet is a struggle, go back a step.
- After: exponents, once this one is mostly right.
- Learn it first: the grades 6–8 guide.
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Questions parents ask
Why does subtracting a negative give a bigger number?
Taking away a debt leaves you better off. 4 − (−6) removes −6, so the result goes up by 6.
What grade is this adding and subtracting integers worksheet for?
It is written for grade 7 and matches Common Core standard 7.NS.A.1.
Can I get a different version of this adding and subtracting integers worksheet?
Yes. Use the free Mathify Kids test maker to make a new adding and subtracting integers worksheet with different numbers every time, at Core, Standard or Challenge level, with its own answer key.