7th grade Add positive and negative whole numbers worksheet

Add positive and negative whole numbers

Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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

1. 1.

   Tala writes a puzzle for the class board, grinning a little. What is 19 + (-56) + 31 + (-19)?
2. 2.

   Bo fills in a balance puzzle: (-23) + 9 + ? = 0. What is the missing number?
3. 3.

   From the trailhead, Luz climbs 36 meters, then goes down 50 meters to a creek. What change in height takes Luz back up to the trailhead?
4. 4.

   At dawn, Milo's thermometer read -16°F. It rose 24 degrees by 3 p.m., fell 13 by 9 p.m., then fell 6 more by midnight. What was the temperature at midnight?
5. 5.

   In a nature video, Noah watches a penguin at -18 m. (Below the surface is negative.) It swims up 7 m, dives 12 m, then swims up 9 m. Where is the penguin now?
6. 6.

   Pia tracks a whale on a research map. It starts at -45 m, dives 30 m, rises 58 m, then dives 12 m. (Below the surface is negative.) Where is the whale now?
7. 7.

   Ren's game score goes up 14 points, down 23 on a trap, up 31 for a bonus, then down 18 on another trap. What is the total change in points?
8. 8.

   At 8 p.m. it was -9°F at Tala's campsite. By midnight it fell 7 degrees, by 3 a.m. 5 more, and by 6 a.m. 3 more. What was the temperature then?
9. 9.

   Ari's kite is 15 m up. It climbs 18 m, then drops 18 m, so the total change in height is 0. What does the 0 mean?

   • The kite is back at 15 m, where it started.
   • The kite is 36 m higher than at the start, after both changes
   • The kite is on the ground.
   • The kite never moved at all.
10. 10.

    Esme watches a penguin at -20 m. It dives 14 m deeper, then swims up 14 m, so its total change is 0. What does the 0 mean?

    • The penguin is back at -20 m.
    • The penguin stayed still the whole time.
    • The penguin is 28 m deeper than at the start.
    • The penguin is at the surface.