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7th grade Add positive and negative whole numbers worksheet

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Add positive and negative whole numbers

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  1. Ari's robot beeps proudly. It starts at -4 on a number line and rolls 9 right, then 6 left. Where does the robot stop?

  2. Esme's toy car starts at -6 on a number line. It rolls 2 right, then zooms 9 right. Where does the car stop?

  3. Luz pulls a puzzle card from the math club jar. The card says (-3) + 8 + (-7). What is the sum?

  4. Milo writes a puzzle on the whiteboard, then caps the marker with a flourish. What is 6 + (-9) + 5?

  5. Noah's pencil is almost a stub after all this practice. What is (-2) + (-5) + (-4)?

  6. Pia opens the math book to a page of number puzzles. What is (-8) + 3 + 9?

  7. After two tricky questions, Tala's quiz team has -6 points. What score on the next question brings the team back to 0 points?

  8. Zee's sled sits at the top of a small hill, 8 m above the bottom (0 m). What change in height, as a positive or negative number, takes the sled down to the bottom?

  9. Ari's kite climbs 8 meters on a gust, then drops 8 meters when the wind takes a nap. What is the total change in the kite's height?

  10. Bo watches the school thermometer. The temperature fell 9 degrees by dawn, then rose 9 degrees by noon. What was the total change in temperature?

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About this worksheet

Add positive and negative whole numbers. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can add three or four positive and negative numbers by moving along a number line.
  • I can spot a number and its opposite in a sum and know they make 0.
  • I can find the number that brings a sum back to 0, and describe a real change that adds up to 0.

Standard: 7.NS.A.1a, 7.NS.A.1b

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 8 and -8.

additive inverse: The school name for an opposite: a number that adds with it to 0.

sum: The answer to adding.

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

total change: All the changes added together, with their signs.

Common mistakes

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

Your child added the sizes and put a minus sign on the answer, even though some numbers were positive.

Your child got the right size but the wrong sign.

What to say

Ask: on a number line, which way does a negative number move you?

Ask: start at -8 and move 3 to the right; where do you land?

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

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with add positive and negative whole numbers?

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

How can I help my child with add positive and negative whole numbers?

Ask: on a number line, which way does a negative number move you?

Are these 7th 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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