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Adding and subtracting integers

Add and subtract positive and negative integers, including subtracting negative numbers.

Worked examples

Adding a negative integer

Straightforward

Problem

Calculate −3+7-3 + 7.

Subtracting a negative integer

Moderate

Problem

Calculate 5−(−3)5 - (-3).

Multi-step expression with mixed operations

Challenging

Problem

Calculate −5+3−(−4)-5 + 3 - (-4).

Practise

Q1·Straightforward
Calculate −3+7-3 + 7.
Q2·Straightforward
Calculate 5+(−8)5 + (-8).
Q3·Straightforward
Calculate −6+2-6 + 2.
Q4·Straightforward
Calculate −4−3-4 - 3.
Q5·Moderate
Calculate 5−(−3)5 - (-3).
Q6·Moderate
Calculate −4−(−6)-4 - (-6).
Q7·Moderate
Calculate −2−(−9)-2 - (-9).
Q8·Moderate
Calculate 3−(−7)3 - (-7).
Q9·Challenging
Calculate −5+3−(−4)-5 + 3 - (-4).
Q10·Challenging
Calculate 6−(−2)+(−9)6 - (-2) + (-9).
Q11·Challenging
Calculate −7+10−(−3)−8-7 + 10 - (-3) - 8.
Q12·Challenging
Calculate −12+(−5)−(−8)+4-12 + (-5) - (-8) + 4.