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6th grade Add, subtract, multiply, divide integers worksheet

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Add, subtract, multiply, divide integers

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Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

Ari writes a quick problem with a pen: what is (-27) + 18?
Luz reads a clue on a treasure map: what is 19 - 34?
Milo earns a bonus question: what is 21 - (-16)?
Noah has one minute on the clock: what is (-30) - (-45)?
Ari writes a quick problem with a pen: what is (-224) ÷ 16?
Luz checked the thermometer at 6 p.m.: 8°F. By 6 a.m. it was -6°F. What was the change in temperature? Write it as a positive or negative number.
At 6 a.m., Ren saw -10°F on the thermometer. Then the sun did its best and it rose 3 degrees each hour for 4 hours. What was the temperature after those 4 hours?
Zee's trail starts 12 meters below sea level, which is negative. It climbs 5 meters each kilometer for 6 kilometers. What is the elevation at the end?
Esme rides an elevator that starts on floor 14. (The ground floor is 0. Basement floors are negative.) It goes down 4 floors, 4 times in a row. Which floor is it on now?
At 6 a.m., Jun saw -8°F on the thermometer. Then it rose 5 degrees each hour for 3 hours. What was the temperature after those 3 hours?

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About this worksheet

Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can add and subtract integers by moving along a number line.
I can multiply and divide integers and say why the answer is positive or negative.
I can find a missing number in an equation like -7 + ? = -16.

Standard: state-only (CCSS 7.NS.A.1–2)

Words to know

integer: A whole number, its opposite, or 0: ..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...

opposite: The number the same distance from 0 on the other side, like 3 and -3.

sum, difference: The answer to adding, the answer to subtracting.

product, quotient: The answer to multiplying, the answer to dividing.

move: A jump along the number line: right for positive, left for negative.

turn around: To face the other way on the number line. A negative factor turns you around once.

Common mistakes

Your child added the sizes of the numbers and left out the minus signs.

Your child got the right size but the wrong sign.

Your child took the smaller number from the bigger one and ignored the signs and the order.

What to say

Ask: if you are at -3 on a number line and move 5 to the right, where do you land?

Ask: after you move on the number line, are you left or right of 0?

Ask: if you subtract a positive number, which way do you move on the number line?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with add, subtract, multiply, divide integers?

Your child added the sizes of the numbers and left out the minus signs.

How can I help my child with add, subtract, multiply, divide integers?

Ask: if you are at -3 on a number line and move 5 to the right, where do you land?

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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