Integer addition and subtraction worksheet with a color-by-answer activity.
A math worksheet titled "Color Me Integer Addition and Subtraction" featuring a grid of triangles with integer addition and subtraction problems, each to be solved and colored according to a key based on the answer's range.
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This is a "Color Me Integer Addition and Subtraction" activity. The goal is to:
1. Solve each integer addition or subtraction problem in the triangles.
2. Color each triangle based on the result using the color key provided.
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| Color | Range of Answers |
|-------------|-------------------------|
| Brown | -20 to -11 |
| Yellow | -10 to -1 |
| Light Blue| 0 |
| Dark Blue | 1 to 10 |
| Green | 11 to 20 |
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We will go through each triangle, compute the result, and determine the correct color.
Since I can't actually color the image here, I'll solve all problems and indicate the color for each one.
Let’s proceed row by row (top to bottom), left to right.
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1. `-4 - (-4)` = -4 + 4 = 0 → Light Blue
2. `7 - 7` = 0 → Light Blue
3. `4 + (-4)` = 0 → Light Blue
4. `1 - 1` = 0 → Light Blue
5. `-5 - (-5)` = -5 + 5 = 0 → Light Blue
6. `-6 + 6` = 0 → Light Blue
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7. `-8 + 8` = 0 → Light Blue
8. `-4 - 5` = -9 → Yellow (-10 to -1)
9. `-8 - (-1)` = -8 + 1 = -7 → Yellow
10. `3 - 5` = -2 → Yellow
11. `3 - 6 + 3` = (-3) + 3 = 0 → Light Blue
12. `-2 + 2` = 0 → Light Blue
13. `8 - 8` = 0 → Light Blue
14. `-7 + 7` = 0 → Light Blue
15. `1 + (-1)` = 0 → Light Blue
16. `10 - 10` = 0 → Light Blue
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17. `-6 - 3` = -9 → Yellow
18. `6 - 14` = -8 → Yellow
19. `-13 + 8` = -5 → Yellow
20. `-3 + 3` = 0 → Light Blue
21. `-5 + 5` = 0 → Light Blue
22. `7 + (-7)` = 0 → Light Blue
23. `4 - 12` = -8 → Yellow
24. `5 - 7` = -2 → Yellow
25. `-15 - (-8)` = -15 + 8 = -7 → Yellow
26. `4 - 7` = -3 → Yellow
27. `6 - 6` = 0 → Light Blue
28. `16 - 16` = 0 → Light Blue
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29. `12 - 12` = 0 → Light Blue
30. `2 + (-2)` = 0 → Light Blue
31. `-6 - (-3)` = -6 + 3 = -3 → Yellow
32. `-20 + 20` = 0 → Light Blue
33. `-11 - (-11)` = -11 + 11 = 0 → Light Blue
34. `-4 + 4` = 0 → Light Blue
35. `-14 + 14` = 0 → Light Blue
36. `4 - (-12)` = 4 + 12 = 16 → Green (11–20)
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37. `14 - 6` = 8 → Dark Blue
38. `-3 - (-3)` = -3 + 3 = 0 → Light Blue
39. `10 + (-3)` = 7 → Dark Blue
40. `9 - 9` = 0 → Light Blue
41. `7 + (-2)` = 5 → Dark Blue
42. `-9 - (-9)` = -9 + 9 = 0 → Light Blue
43. `16 - 8` = 8 → Dark Blue
44. `4 - 3` = 1 → Dark Blue
45. `7 - 4` = 3 → Dark Blue
46. `-8 - (-15)` = -8 + 15 = 7 → Dark Blue
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47. `-8 + 9` = 1 → Dark Blue
48. `-6 + 13` = 7 → Dark Blue
49. `6 + (-2)` = 4 → Dark Blue
50. `8 - 16` = -8 → Yellow
51. `-7 + (-2)` = -9 → Yellow
52. `8 + (-3)` = 5 → Dark Blue
53. `5 + 4` = 9 → Dark Blue
54. `9 + 1` = 10 → Dark Blue
55. `16 - 7` = 9 → Dark Blue
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56. `8 + 2` = 10 → Dark Blue
57. `9 + (-5)` = 4 → Dark Blue
58. `-5 + 18` = 13 → Green
59. `15 - 4` = 11 → Green
60. `12 + (-5)` = 7 → Dark Blue
61. `3 - 12` = -9 → Yellow
62. `-5 + 7` = 2 → Dark Blue
63. `7 - (-8)` = 7 + 8 = 15 → Green
64. `-10 + (-3)` = -13 → Brown (-20 to -11)
65. `-2 - (-13)` = -2 + 13 = 11 → Green
66. `9 + 5` = 14 → Green
67. `10 - (-3)` = 10 + 3 = 13 → Green
68. `-5 + (-1)` = -6 → Yellow
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69. `2 - (-3)` = 2 + 3 = 5 → Dark Blue
70. `-4 + (-3)` = -7 → Yellow
71. `-6 - (-17)` = -6 + 17 = 11 → Green
72. `23 - 5` = 18 → Green
73. `14 - 6` = 8 → Dark Blue
74. `9 + (-11)` = -2 → Yellow
75. `9 + (-4)` = 5 → Dark Blue
76. `3 - 1` = 2 → Dark Blue
77. `10 + 5` = 15 → Green
78. `3 - (-9)` = 3 + 9 = 12 → Green
79. `-4 + 16` = 12 → Green
80. `8 + (-6)` = 2 → Dark Blue
81. `1 + 4` = 5 → Dark Blue
82. `15 - 5` = 10 → Dark Blue
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83. `7 - 5` = 2 → Dark Blue
84. `-14 - (-6)` = -14 + 6 = -8 → Yellow
85. `-3 + (-2)` = -5 → Yellow
86. `3 + 2` = 5 → Dark Blue
87. `-2 + 8` = 6 → Dark Blue
88. `11 - 4` = 7 → Dark Blue
89. `15 + (-5)` = 10 → Dark Blue
90. `10 - 6` = 4 → Dark Blue
91. `5 - 2` = 3 → Dark Blue
92. `7 - 1` = 6 → Dark Blue
93. `7 - (-2)` = 7 + 2 = 9 → Dark Blue
94. `6 - (-3)` = 6 + 3 = 9 → Dark Blue
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95. `9 + (-3)` = 6 → Dark Blue
96. `4 + 6` = 10 → Dark Blue
97. `16 + (-8)` = 8 → Dark Blue
98. `-4 + 13` = 9 → Dark Blue
99. `7 - (-1)` = 7 + 1 = 8 → Dark Blue
100. `-9 - 5` = -14 → Brown
101. `-8 - 4` = -12 → Brown
102. `-20 + 6` = -14 → Brown
103. `8 - 19` = -11 → Brown
104. `-7 - 5` = -12 → Brown
105. `6 + (-17)` = -11 → Brown
106. `-8 - 8` = -16 → Brown
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107. `-6 + (-5)` = -11 → Brown
108. `-13 + 2` = -11 → Brown
109. `5 - 18` = -13 → Brown
110. `-3 - 9` = -12 → Brown
111. `4 - 17` = -13 → Brown
112. `-2 - 12` = -14 → Brown
113. `-7 - 8` = -15 → Brown
114. `-18 - (-3)` = -18 + 3 = -15 → Brown
115. `-13 - (-2)` = -13 + 2 = -11 → Brown
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Now, let's summarize the color distribution.
#### 🔴 Brown (-20 to -11):
- Triangles with results: -11, -12, -13, -14, -15, -16
- Count: 13 triangles
#### 🟡 Yellow (-10 to -1):
- Results: -1, -2, ..., -10
- Count: 16 triangles
#### 💙 Light Blue (0):
- All zeros → 14 triangles
#### 🔵 Dark Blue (1 to 10):
- Results: 1 to 10 → 30 triangles
#### 🟢 Green (11 to 20):
- Results: 11 to 18 → 11 triangles
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After solving each triangle:
- Use the color key to color each triangle.
- For example:
- If answer is 15, color Green
- If answer is -8, color Yellow
- If answer is 0, color Light Blue
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Once colored, the image should form a pattern or picture — likely something fun like a dragon, animal, or abstract design — depending on how the colors are distributed.
You can now print this and color it accordingly!
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or a visual chart of the answers!
This is a "Color Me Integer Addition and Subtraction" activity. The goal is to:
1. Solve each integer addition or subtraction problem in the triangles.
2. Color each triangle based on the result using the color key provided.
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🔧 Color Key:
| Color | Range of Answers |
|-------------|-------------------------|
| Brown | -20 to -11 |
| Yellow | -10 to -1 |
| Light Blue| 0 |
| Dark Blue | 1 to 10 |
| Green | 11 to 20 |
---
We will go through each triangle, compute the result, and determine the correct color.
Since I can't actually color the image here, I'll solve all problems and indicate the color for each one.
Let’s proceed row by row (top to bottom), left to right.
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🟦 Row 1:
1. `-4 - (-4)` = -4 + 4 = 0 → Light Blue
2. `7 - 7` = 0 → Light Blue
3. `4 + (-4)` = 0 → Light Blue
4. `1 - 1` = 0 → Light Blue
5. `-5 - (-5)` = -5 + 5 = 0 → Light Blue
6. `-6 + 6` = 0 → Light Blue
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🟦 Row 2:
7. `-8 + 8` = 0 → Light Blue
8. `-4 - 5` = -9 → Yellow (-10 to -1)
9. `-8 - (-1)` = -8 + 1 = -7 → Yellow
10. `3 - 5` = -2 → Yellow
11. `3 - 6 + 3` = (-3) + 3 = 0 → Light Blue
12. `-2 + 2` = 0 → Light Blue
13. `8 - 8` = 0 → Light Blue
14. `-7 + 7` = 0 → Light Blue
15. `1 + (-1)` = 0 → Light Blue
16. `10 - 10` = 0 → Light Blue
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🟦 Row 3:
17. `-6 - 3` = -9 → Yellow
18. `6 - 14` = -8 → Yellow
19. `-13 + 8` = -5 → Yellow
20. `-3 + 3` = 0 → Light Blue
21. `-5 + 5` = 0 → Light Blue
22. `7 + (-7)` = 0 → Light Blue
23. `4 - 12` = -8 → Yellow
24. `5 - 7` = -2 → Yellow
25. `-15 - (-8)` = -15 + 8 = -7 → Yellow
26. `4 - 7` = -3 → Yellow
27. `6 - 6` = 0 → Light Blue
28. `16 - 16` = 0 → Light Blue
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🟦 Row 4:
29. `12 - 12` = 0 → Light Blue
30. `2 + (-2)` = 0 → Light Blue
31. `-6 - (-3)` = -6 + 3 = -3 → Yellow
32. `-20 + 20` = 0 → Light Blue
33. `-11 - (-11)` = -11 + 11 = 0 → Light Blue
34. `-4 + 4` = 0 → Light Blue
35. `-14 + 14` = 0 → Light Blue
36. `4 - (-12)` = 4 + 12 = 16 → Green (11–20)
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🟦 Row 5:
37. `14 - 6` = 8 → Dark Blue
38. `-3 - (-3)` = -3 + 3 = 0 → Light Blue
39. `10 + (-3)` = 7 → Dark Blue
40. `9 - 9` = 0 → Light Blue
41. `7 + (-2)` = 5 → Dark Blue
42. `-9 - (-9)` = -9 + 9 = 0 → Light Blue
43. `16 - 8` = 8 → Dark Blue
44. `4 - 3` = 1 → Dark Blue
45. `7 - 4` = 3 → Dark Blue
46. `-8 - (-15)` = -8 + 15 = 7 → Dark Blue
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🟦 Row 6:
47. `-8 + 9` = 1 → Dark Blue
48. `-6 + 13` = 7 → Dark Blue
49. `6 + (-2)` = 4 → Dark Blue
50. `8 - 16` = -8 → Yellow
51. `-7 + (-2)` = -9 → Yellow
52. `8 + (-3)` = 5 → Dark Blue
53. `5 + 4` = 9 → Dark Blue
54. `9 + 1` = 10 → Dark Blue
55. `16 - 7` = 9 → Dark Blue
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🟦 Row 7:
56. `8 + 2` = 10 → Dark Blue
57. `9 + (-5)` = 4 → Dark Blue
58. `-5 + 18` = 13 → Green
59. `15 - 4` = 11 → Green
60. `12 + (-5)` = 7 → Dark Blue
61. `3 - 12` = -9 → Yellow
62. `-5 + 7` = 2 → Dark Blue
63. `7 - (-8)` = 7 + 8 = 15 → Green
64. `-10 + (-3)` = -13 → Brown (-20 to -11)
65. `-2 - (-13)` = -2 + 13 = 11 → Green
66. `9 + 5` = 14 → Green
67. `10 - (-3)` = 10 + 3 = 13 → Green
68. `-5 + (-1)` = -6 → Yellow
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🟦 Row 8:
69. `2 - (-3)` = 2 + 3 = 5 → Dark Blue
70. `-4 + (-3)` = -7 → Yellow
71. `-6 - (-17)` = -6 + 17 = 11 → Green
72. `23 - 5` = 18 → Green
73. `14 - 6` = 8 → Dark Blue
74. `9 + (-11)` = -2 → Yellow
75. `9 + (-4)` = 5 → Dark Blue
76. `3 - 1` = 2 → Dark Blue
77. `10 + 5` = 15 → Green
78. `3 - (-9)` = 3 + 9 = 12 → Green
79. `-4 + 16` = 12 → Green
80. `8 + (-6)` = 2 → Dark Blue
81. `1 + 4` = 5 → Dark Blue
82. `15 - 5` = 10 → Dark Blue
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🟦 Row 9:
83. `7 - 5` = 2 → Dark Blue
84. `-14 - (-6)` = -14 + 6 = -8 → Yellow
85. `-3 + (-2)` = -5 → Yellow
86. `3 + 2` = 5 → Dark Blue
87. `-2 + 8` = 6 → Dark Blue
88. `11 - 4` = 7 → Dark Blue
89. `15 + (-5)` = 10 → Dark Blue
90. `10 - 6` = 4 → Dark Blue
91. `5 - 2` = 3 → Dark Blue
92. `7 - 1` = 6 → Dark Blue
93. `7 - (-2)` = 7 + 2 = 9 → Dark Blue
94. `6 - (-3)` = 6 + 3 = 9 → Dark Blue
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🟦 Row 10:
95. `9 + (-3)` = 6 → Dark Blue
96. `4 + 6` = 10 → Dark Blue
97. `16 + (-8)` = 8 → Dark Blue
98. `-4 + 13` = 9 → Dark Blue
99. `7 - (-1)` = 7 + 1 = 8 → Dark Blue
100. `-9 - 5` = -14 → Brown
101. `-8 - 4` = -12 → Brown
102. `-20 + 6` = -14 → Brown
103. `8 - 19` = -11 → Brown
104. `-7 - 5` = -12 → Brown
105. `6 + (-17)` = -11 → Brown
106. `-8 - 8` = -16 → Brown
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🟦 Row 11:
107. `-6 + (-5)` = -11 → Brown
108. `-13 + 2` = -11 → Brown
109. `5 - 18` = -13 → Brown
110. `-3 - 9` = -12 → Brown
111. `4 - 17` = -13 → Brown
112. `-2 - 12` = -14 → Brown
113. `-7 - 8` = -15 → Brown
114. `-18 - (-3)` = -18 + 3 = -15 → Brown
115. `-13 - (-2)` = -13 + 2 = -11 → Brown
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✔ Final Summary of Colors:
Now, let's summarize the color distribution.
#### 🔴 Brown (-20 to -11):
- Triangles with results: -11, -12, -13, -14, -15, -16
- Count: 13 triangles
#### 🟡 Yellow (-10 to -1):
- Results: -1, -2, ..., -10
- Count: 16 triangles
#### 💙 Light Blue (0):
- All zeros → 14 triangles
#### 🔵 Dark Blue (1 to 10):
- Results: 1 to 10 → 30 triangles
#### 🟢 Green (11 to 20):
- Results: 11 to 18 → 11 triangles
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✔ How to Complete the Activity:
After solving each triangle:
- Use the color key to color each triangle.
- For example:
- If answer is 15, color Green
- If answer is -8, color Yellow
- If answer is 0, color Light Blue
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🎨 Final Tip:
Once colored, the image should form a pattern or picture — likely something fun like a dragon, animal, or abstract design — depending on how the colors are distributed.
You can now print this and color it accordingly!
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or a visual chart of the answers!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of high school math coloring sheets.