Name: __________________________________ Subtracting Integers With Tiles

Individual Assessment – Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers With Tiles

Complete the calculations and shade the tiles just like you did in class:

Positive: Negative:
1. 4 – 5 = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

2. 2 – (-2) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

3. 6 – (-3) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

4. -7 – (-8) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

5. 1 – (-9) = _______

POSITIVE:
Name: __________________________________ Subtracting Integers With Tiles
NEGATIVE:

Key Point #1: _____________ tiles (and squares with vertical lines) represent _______________ integers.
Key Point #2: _____________ tiles (and squares with horizontal lines) represent _____________ integers.
Key Point #3: Subtracting a _____________ integer is the same as _____________ a _____________ integer.
Key Point #4: Subtracting a _____________ integer is the same as _____________ a _____________ integer.
Key Point #5: Adding _______________ integers with ________________ integers results in cancellations.
Key Point #6: ____________ and ____________ tiles (and squared boxes) that cancel each other out equal
________.

Positive: Negative:

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1. 6 – (-2) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

2. 7 – (-7) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

3. 5 – (-2) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

4. -4 – (-8) = _______

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE:

5. 3 – (-9) = _______
Name: __________________________________ Subtracting Integers With Tiles

POSITIVE:

NEGATIVE: