Subtraction of positive and negative integers | Maths

Starter quiz

Complete the statement. The ______ value of a number is its distance away from zero.
- 'absolute' ✓
Which integer does this set of counters represent?
- 11
- 3 ✓
- -3
- -11
Work out: 9 + (-7) = ______
- '2' ✓
Work out (-5) + (-3)
- (-8) ✓
- (-2)
- 2
- 8
Starting with the calculation with the lowest answer, sort these calculations in order of size from lowest answer to highest answer.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  (-3) + (-4)
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  (-2) + (-1)
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  5 + (-5)
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  4 + (-2)
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  (-3) + 7
Work out: 10 + (-12) + 7 + (-6) = ______
- '(-1)' ✓