1.   Find 4 + (–5).
    A. 1 B. –9
    C. –1 D. 9
    Hint

  2.   Find 2 – (–5).
    A. –3 B. 3
    C. –7 D. 7
    Hint

  3.   Find –2 – (–7).
    A. 5 B. –5
    C. 9 D. –9
    Hint

  4.   Find the sum. Then find a subtraction equation that is equivalent to the addition equation.

–8 + –3

    A. –8 + –3 = –11
–8 – 3 = 11
    B. –8 + –3 = –11
–8 – 3 = –11
    C. –8 + –3 = 11
–8 – 3 = 11
    D. –8 + –3 = –5
–8 – 3 = –5
    Hint

  5.   Find the number you can put in the blank to make a sum less than zero.
    A. Answer must be greater than .
    B. Answer must be less than or equal to .
    C. Answer must be less than .
    D. Answer must be less than .
    Hint



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