Scaffolded Negative Plus Positive Integer Addition (A) - Free Printable

Here are the solutions for the integer addition problems on the worksheet.

Section 1: Positive Sums

*(The positive number is larger than the negative number, so the answer is positive)*

* $(-3) + 7 = 4$
* $(-2) + 3 = 1$
* $(-3) + 5 = 2$
* $(-4) + 9 = 5$
* $(-2) + 4 = 2$
* $(-1) + 9 = 8$
* $(-1) + 6 = 5$
* $(-1) + 5 = 4$
* $(-2) + 6 = 4$
* $(-1) + 8 = 7$
* $(-1) + 2 = 1$
* $(-2) + 8 = 6$
* $(-5) + 6 = 1$
* $(-6) + 7 = 1$
* $(-8) + 9 = 1$
* $(-2) + 5 = 3$
* $(-1) + 3 = 2$
* $(-6) + 9 = 3$
* $(-5) + 8 = 3$
* $(-7) + 9 = 2$

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Section 2: Negative Sums

*(The negative number is larger than the positive number, so the answer is negative)*

* $(-7) + 5 = -2$
* $(-8) + 7 = -1$
* $(-7) + 6 = -1$
* $(-7) + 4 = -3$
* $(-5) + 3 = -2$
* $(-5) + 2 = -3$
* $(-9) + 1 = -8$
* $(-5) + 1 = -4$
* $(-6) + 2 = -4$
* $(-4) + 2 = -2$
* $(-9) + 8 = -1$
* $(-7) + 2 = -5$
* $(-6) + 4 = -2$
* $(-3) + 2 = -1$
* $(-9) + 2 = -7$
* $(-9) + 3 = -6$
* $(-2) + 1 = -1$
* $(-9) + 6 = -3$
* $(-6) + 5 = -1$
* $(-9) + 7 = -2$

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Section 3: Mixed Practice

*(Recognizing if the sum is negative, positive, or zero)*

* $(-1) + 1 = 0$
* $(-2) + 5 = 3$
* $(-8) + 6 = -2$
* $(-7) + 3 = -4$
* $(-6) + 6 = 0$
* $(-5) + 6 = 1$
* $(-3) + 5 = 2$
* $(-5) + 8 = 3$
* $(-7) + 6 = -1$
* $(-8) + 7 = -1$
* $(-7) + 4 = -3$
* $(-7) + 5 = -2$
* $(-1) + 6 = 5$
* $(-4) + 4 = 0$
* $(-3) + 3 = 0$
* $(-4) + 9 = 5$
* $(-8) + 2 = -6$
* $(-9) + 1 = -8$
* $(-2) + 4 = 2$
* $(-3) + 2 = -1$