Negative Numbers

PHASE 3 3rd Level

BOOK TWO

HOLYROOD SECONDARY SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
Addition and Subtraction Revision Revision

1 Calculate the following

(a) -4 + 6 (b) -5 + 8 (c) -1 + 3 (d) -4 + 7

(e) 2 + (-3) (f) 5+ (-5) (g) -1 + (-4) (h) -2 + (-3)

(i) -6 + 6 (j) -7 + 4 (k) -6 + 2 (l) -7 + 2

2 Calculate the following

(a) 4-6 (b) 5-7 (c) 2-4 (d) -1 - 1

(e) -3 - 2 (f) 5 - (-5) (g) 3 - (-4) (h) -4 - (-1)

(i) -4 - (-3) (j) 5 - (-6) (k) -5 - ( -1) (l) -4 - (-4)

Fill in the missing numbers in each of the

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following:
(a) (-2) + (-2) = _____ so, _______ x (-2) = _________

(b) (-2) + (-2) + (-2) = _____ so, _______ x (-2) = _________

(c) (-2) + (-2) + (-2) + (-2) = _____ so, _______ x (-2) = _________

(d) (-3) + (-3) + (-3) + (-3) = _____ so, _______ x (-3) = _________

(e) (-1) + (-1) = _____ so, _______ x (-1) = _________

(f) (-7) + (-7) + (-7) = _____ so, _______ x (-7) = _________

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Multiplication of Negatives Multiple Representations

1 Complete the following table, by looking for patterns in the product and the visual.

Mutiplication Visual Multiplication

Product
Commuted

3x3 3x3 9

3x2 2x3

3x1

3x0

3 x -1

3x-2

3 x -3

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Multiplication of Negatives Multiple Representations

2 Complete the following table,

table by looking for patterns in the product and the visual.

Multiplication

Mutiplication Visual Product

Commuted

-2 x 3 3 x -2 -6

-2 x 2

-2 x 1

-2 x 0

-2 x -1

-2 x - 2

-2 x -3

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Multiplication of Negatives Practice

1 Calculate the following:

2 Calculate the following:

3 Write down the next 3 terms in each sequence:

For each sequence write down the rule that is used to calculate the next term.

4 Complete each of the multiplication grids (b)

(a)

(c)
Division of Negatives Multiple Representations

1 Complete the following table, by looking for patterns in the product and the visual.

Multiplication

Division Image Quotient

1
6÷2 6× 2
3

4÷2

2÷2

0÷2

−2 ÷ 2

−4 ÷ 2

−6 ÷ 2

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Division of Negatives Multiple Representations

2 Complete the following table, by looking for patterns in the product and the visual.

Division Image Multiplication Quotient

1
−6 ÷ 3 −6 × 3 -2

−6 ÷ 2

−6 ÷ 1

3 Find each of the following by re-writing each division as a multiplication and using the fact that the
product of two negatives is positive.

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Division (and multiplication) of negatives

1 Calculate the following:

(a) (−10) ÷ (−2) (b) (−15) ÷ 5 (c) 18 ÷ (−3)

(d) 14 ÷ (−7) (e) (−21) ÷ (−3) (f) (−45) ÷ 9

(−100)
(g) 50 ÷ (−5) (h) 50 ÷ (−5) (i)
(−4)

80 (−26) (−70)
(j) (k) (l)
−2 13 (−7)

2 Complete the following:

3 Calculate the following:

4 Calculate the following:

5 Calculate the following:

Problem Solving (Order of Operations) Revision

1 Complete each of the following.

2 Complete each of the following.

Powers and roots of negatives Revision

1 Evaluate each of the following:

(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25 (e) 26

(f) (−2)2 (g) (−2)3 (h) (−2)4 (i) (−2)5 (j) (−2)6

(k) (−3)2 (l) (−3)3 (m) (−3)4 (n) (−3)5 (o) (−3)6

2 State whether each of the following is positive or negative. Do not calculate the answers.

(a) (−17)2 (b) (−45)3 (c) (−72)4 (d) (−9)5 (e) 105

3 Evaluate each of the following:

3 4 5
(a) 25 (b) 8 (c) 81 (d) 32 (e)
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1,000,000

3 5 5 7
(f) −8 (g)
3
−1000 (c) −32 (d) −1 (e) −128

4 Peter claims that:

Explain, using an example, why he is incorrect.