CIP – PROJECT

“SIMS”
Subtracting
Integers
Makes
Sense
CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”
 PRETEST

NAME: _________________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ______________________________ DATE: _____________

Find the difference.

1. 5 – 9 = ________ 2. (-3) – 8 = _________

3. ( -7) – 0 = ________ 4. 3 – 3 = _________

5. 1 – (-9) = ________ 6. 6 – 2 = _________

7. 4 – 7 = _________ 8. 9 – 4 = _________

9. (-8) – 4 = _________ 10. 4 – 0 = _________

11. 4 – (-7) = ________ 12. (-3) – 1 = _________

13. 9 – 0 = ________ 14. 3 – 5 = _________

15. (-2) – 3 = _________ 16. 9 – (-5) = _________

17. (-2) – 2 = _________ 18. 7 – 3 = _________

19. 6 – 0 = _________ 20. 2 – 5 = _________

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 REVIEW
ADDING OPPOSITES:
When you add opposites the sum is always zero.
Therefore, opposites are called additive inverses.

Rules For Addition of Two Integers

Concept Explanation Examples

Additive Inverses The sum of an integer and its

2 + ( -2 ) = 0
(opposites) opposite is always zero.
(ZAP)
The sum of
2 positive integers is always
positive.

The sum of 2+2=4

Adding Like Signs
2 negative integers is always
negative.
SAME SIGNS SUM
(SSS) To add 2 integers with (-2) + (-2) = -4
the same signs:
1) Keep the sign and
2) Add the numerals
ignoring the signs
To add 2 integers with
different signs:
1) Take the sign from the (-4) + 3 = -1
integer which is farther
Adding Different Signs
from zero
(the integer with the
7 + (- 4) = 3
Different Signs Difference largest absolute value)
(DSD) 2) Subtract the numerals
ignoring the signs

Adding With Zero

(AZ) When one addend is zero, 8+0=8
the sum is the other addend 0 + ( - 9 ) = -9

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 ACTIVITY # 1

NAME: ___________________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ________________________________ DATE: _____________

Circle which method you used (SSS or DSD) and then ADD in the remaining
space:

1) -22 + 57 2) 81 + (-32)

SSS or DSD SSS or DSD

3) -11 + (-28) 4) -92 + 41

SSS or DSD SSS or DSD

5) -26 + (-16) 6) 145 + (-18)

SSS or DSD SSS or DSD

7) 23 + (-11) + 14 + (-20) 8) -1 + 15 + 12 + (-15) + 3

SSS or DSD SSS or DSD

9) -8 + 14 + (-5) + (-19) + 8 + 25 10) 22 + (-36) + 14 + (-10)

SSS or DSD SSS or DSD

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 LESSON 1: SUBTRACTING ONE TO TWO DIGIT INTEGERS
WITH SAME SIGN
TO SUBTRACT INTEGERS…
ADD THE OPPOSITE!
You rewrite the problem:
1) Leave the number before the subtraction exactly the same.
2) Change the subtraction to addition.
3) Change the number that follows the subtraction sign to its opposite.
4) Add by following the rules of addition to get the correct answer.
Problem Rewritten
Original Problem Final Answer
Adding the Opposite
1) -6 – (-1) -6 – (1) = -5
-6 + 1
2) 5 – 13

3) 8 – (19)

4) -7 – ( - 9 )

5) 3 – 5

6) -2 – (-8)

7) -65 – (-43)

8) 14 – 85

9) 8 – 10

10) -9 – (-2)

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 ACTIVITY # 2
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: _____________

Subtract the given integers.

1. 10 – 5 = _________

2. 14 – 6 = _________

3. 5 – 3 = _________

4. 71 – 39 = _________

5. 10 – 51 = _________

6. ( -20 ) – (-50 ) = _________

7. 20 – 50 = _________

8. ( -16) – (-16) = _________

9. ( - 88) – ( -56 ) = _________

10. (-50) – 0 = _________

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 LESSON 2: SUBTRACTING ONE TO TWO DIGIT INTEGERS
WITH DIFFERENT SIGN

Rules for Subtracting Integers:

1. Keep the first integer
2. Change the subtraction sign to an addition sign
3. Change the integer after the subtraction sign, now an addition
sign to its opposite

4. Follow the addition rules for adding with the same sign or
different signs

Example 1: -4–6

-4+6 Change the subtraction sign to an addition sign

- 4 + (-6) Change 6 to its opposite, -6

-10 The answer is -10 because both integers have the same
sign

Example 2: 25 – ( - 6 )

25 + (-6) Change the subtraction sign to an addition sign

25 + (6) Change -6 to its opposite, 6

31 The answer is 31 because both integers have the same sign

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 ACTIVITY # 3
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: _____________

Find each difference.

1. 3 – (-3) 2. -5 – 4

3. -2 – 7 4. 5 – (-5)

5. -3 – (4) 6. 3 – (-4)

7. 8 – (-4) 8. – 12 – 33

9. 42 – (-14) 10. -39 – (45)

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 ACTIVITY # 4
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: _____________

Solve each problem and write the matching letter on the blank above the answer.

A 24 – 39 N 13 – 39

D 0 – (-21) O -14 – (-42)

E -47 – (-4) S -33 – 21

H -37 – (-12) T -5 – 50

12 – (-6)
U

The first number to have letter “a” in its spelling.

____ ____ ____

28 -26 -43
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
-55 -25 28 18 -54 -15 -26 21

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

LESSON 3: SUBTRACTING TWO TO THREE DIGIT INTEGERS
WITH SAME SIGN
To subtract integers:
A. Leave the number before the subtraction exactly the same.
B. Change the number that follows the subtraction sign to its opposite.
C. Change the subtraction to addition.
D. Add by following the rules of addition to get the correct answer.

Illustrative example 1: 123 – 58

Step A: Leave the number before the subtraction exactly the same.
123 – 58
Step B: Change the number that follows the subtraction sign to its opposite.
123 – (-58)
Step C: Change the subtraction to addition
123 + (-58)
Step D: Add by following the rules of addition to get the correct answer.
123 + (-58) = 65

Illustrative example 2: - 123 – (- 58)

Step A: Leave the number before the subtraction exactly the same.
- 123 – (- 58)
Step B: Change the number that follows the subtraction sign to its opposite.
- 123 – (58)
Step C: Change the subtraction to addition.
- 123 + (58)
Step D: Add by following the rules of addition to get the correct answer.
- 123 + (58) = -65

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 ACTIVITY # 5
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: _____________

SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS VALENTINES DAY DECODER

Solve each problem and write the matching letter on the blank above the answer.

What happened when the two angels got

married on Valentine’s Day?

P 124 – 139 L (-76) – (-51) R (-123) – (-134)

V (-21) – (-42) T 218 – 253 Y 175 – 229

A 105 – 98 F (-116) – (-90) 317 – 372

H

D (-314) – (-271) I 95 – 63 (-32) – (-14)

E

_____ ______ ______ ______ _____ ______ _____ _____ _____

-35 -55 -18 -54 -25 32 21 -18 -43

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

-55 7 -15 -15 32 -25 -54

_____ ______ ______ ______ _____ ______ _____ _____ _____

-18 21 -18 11 7 -26 -35 -18 11

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 ACTIVITY # 6
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: _____________

Subtract the given integers by following the steps in subtracting integers.

Step A Step B Step C Step D Final Answer

1. 118 – 15 ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

2. (-14) – (-262) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

3. (-55) – ( -143 ) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

4. (-71) – (-39) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

5. 100 – ( 61) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

6. (-20) – (-50) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

7. (-40) – (-213) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

8. 16 – 16 ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

9. (-88) – ( -56 ) ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

10. ( 75) – 20 ___________ ___________ ___________ = ___________

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

 POST TEST
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ___________

SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: _____________

Find the difference of the following integers.

1.) 9 – 4 = ___________ 11.) 4 – 0 =___________

2.) -3 – 1 =___________ 12.) -8 – 4 =___________

3.) 9 – 0 =___________ 13.) 4 – ( -7) =___________

4.) 3 – 5 = ___________ 14.) 6 – 2 = ___________

5.) -2 – 3 =___________ 15.) 4 – 7 =___________

6.) 9 – (-5) =___________ 16.) 3 – 3 =___________

7.) -2 – 2 =___________ 17.) 1 – ( -9) =___________

8.) 7 – 3 = ___________ 18.) ( -3) – 8 = ___________

9.) 0 – (-6) = ___________ 19.) (-7) – 0 =___________

10.) 2 – 5 = ___________ 20.) 5 – 9 =___________

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”

CIP – PROJECT SIMS “Subtracting Integers Makes Sense”