Question 1 Easy
Which is greater, −2 or −9? Give the greater number.
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Answer: -2
- On a number line, −2 is to the right of −9.
- The greater number is −2.
- Method (1): On a number line, −2 is to the right of −9.
- Accuracy (1): Answer -2
Negative numbers practice questions with answers
A second set of negative numbers questions for GCSE Maths. They are different from the ones on the topic page, so work through both. Try each question, then open the answer to check your working.
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Question 2 Easy
Put −5 on a number line. How many steps is it from 0?
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Answer: 5
- −5 is five steps left of 0.
- The distance is 5.
- Method (1): −5 is five steps left of 0.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 5
Question 3 Medium
A lift is on floor −2 and goes up 6 floors. Which floor is it on?
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Answer: 4
- −2 + 6 = 4.
- Up means add.
- Method (1): −2 + 6 = 4.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 4
Question 4 Medium
What is 4 + (−9)?
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Answer: -5
- Adding −9 is the same as subtracting 9.
- 4 − 9 = −5.
- Method (1): Adding −9 is the same as subtracting 9.
- Accuracy (1): Answer -5
Question 5 Hard
What is the difference between −6 and 4? Give a positive gap.
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Answer: 10
- Steps from −6 to 0: 6. Then to 4: 4 more.
- The gap is 10.
- Method (1): Steps from −6 to 0: 6. Then to 4: 4 more.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 10
Question 6 Hard
A bank balance is −£15. A £40 payment arrives. What is the new balance?
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Answer: 25
- −15 + 40 = 25.
- The account is £25 in credit.
- Method (1): −15 + 40 = 25.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 25
Exam-style question
A longer question with marks, in the style of a written paper. This is a Yumio practice question, not a past paper question.
Exam-style question 12 marks
What is −18 + 7?
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Answer: -11
- Start at −18 and move 7 right.
- −18 + 7 = −11.
- Method (1): Moves right from −18
- Accuracy (1): Answer −11
Quick checks
Short one-step questions. Pick an option before you open the answer.
Check 1
Which is smaller, −1 or 1?
- −1
- 1
- They are equal
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−1 −1 is left of 1.
Check 2
Which is greater, −10 or −4?
- −4
- −10
- They are equal
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−4 −4 is closer to zero.
Check 3
What is −2 + 2?
- 0
- −4
- 4
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0 The moves cancel at zero.
Check 4
What is 0 − 3?
- −3
- 3
- 0
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−3 Three steps left of zero is −3.
Check 5
What is −5 + 1?
- −4
- −6
- 4
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−4 One step right from −5 is −4.
Check 6
What is 6 + (−2)?
- 4
- 8
- −4
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4 Adding a negative moves left.
Check 7
Is −7 an integer?
- Yes
- No
- Only if it is a temperature
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Yes Integers include the negative whole numbers.
Check 8
What is −9 + 12?
- 3
- −21
- 21
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3 Twelve steps right from −9 land on 3.
Check 9
What is 1 − 1 − 1?
- −1
- 1
- 0
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−1 1 − 1 is 0, then one more left is −1.
Check 10
A floor below 0 labelled −1 is
- one floor down
- one floor up
- floor 1
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one floor down The sign shows direction below zero.
Check 11
What is −4 − 1?
- −5
- −3
- 5
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−5 One more step left from −4 is −5.
Check 12
What is the opposite of 8?
- −8
- 8
- 0
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−8 The opposite is the same distance the other side of zero.
Check 13
What is −20 + 5?
- −15
- −25
- 15
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−15 Five steps right from −20 is −15.
Check 14
Which list is in order, smallest first?
- −3, −1, 2
- −1, −3, 2
- 2, −1, −3
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−3, −1, 2 Read left to right on the number line.
Check 15
What is 5 − 5 − 2?
- −2
- 2
- −12
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−2 5 − 5 is 0, then subtract 2.
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