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Equations · Integer add & subtract

Grade 7

What this lesson shows

negative 1, minus 4. Negative numbers feel strange on paper. On a number line they stop being strange, because plus and minus turn into directions.

Try it yourself

Real questions from this lesson's worksheets — answers below each one.

  1. (-1) + 3
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    2
  2. (-1) + 4
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    3
  3. (-1) + 5
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    4
  4. (-2) + 4
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    2

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