Subtract positive and negative whole numbers
Grade 7 Math Worksheet
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Luz rings a bell for a bonus question. What is 17 - (-8)?
Noah writes the next problem on the board. What is 21 - 34?
Use the picture in question 1.
Zee says subtracting is the same as adding the opposite. Which sum equals 4 - (-7)?
- (-4) + (-7)
- 4 + (-7)
- (-4) + 7
- 4 + 7
Ari is checking a homework answer on a long scrap of paper. Which sum equals (-9) - 5?
- (-9) + (-5)
- (-9) + 5
- 9 + 5
- 9 + (-5)
Kira's quiz team scored 14 points. The other team had -3 points after a penalty round. How many points ahead is Kira's team?
Noah's tent is at -12 m and a desert trail starts at -30 m (below sea level is negative). How far is the tent from the trail start?
The distance between two numbers is the absolute value of their difference. Tala wants the distance between -6 and 9. What is |(-6) - 9|?
Zee learns that distance is the absolute value of a difference. What is |(-20) - 12|, the distance between -20 and 12?
Ari checks a distance on the number line with absolute value. What is |(-14) - (-3)|, the distance between -14 and -3?
Bo rings a bell for the next distance question. What is |5 - 23|, the distance between 5 and 23?