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Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Working with Adding Integers in Context Common Errors: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Integers include negative numbers. On a number line, adding moves right and subtracting moves left. Subtracting a negative is the same as adding.

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Core

Estimated time

15 min

Total marks

24

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  • UnderstandExplain working with adding integers in context common errors

    Explain working with adding integers in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.

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How Working with Adding Integers in Context Common Errors works

Integers include negative numbers. On a number line, adding moves right and subtracting moves left. Subtracting a negative is the same as adding.

Key wordsintegernegativepositivenumber line

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.0 + 3 = ?[1]
  2. 2.8 − (-2) = ?[1]
  3. 3.3 − 2 = ?[1]
  4. 4.-7 + (-5) = ?[1]
  5. 5.20 + (-12) = ?[2]
  6. 6.11 × 5 = ?[2]
  7. 7.-6 − 19 = ?[2]
  8. 8.20 × 4 = ?[2]
  9. 9.2 × (-16) = ?[3]
  10. 10.-4 × (-29) = ?[3]
  11. 11.21 − 4 = ?[3]
  12. 12.24 − (-5) = ?[3]
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  1. 1. 3

    Start at 0 on a number line. Move 3 right. You land on 3.

  2. 2. 10

    Subtracting (-2) is the same as adding 2. 8 + 2 = 10

  3. 3. 1

    Subtracting 2 is the same as adding -2. 3 + (-2) = 1

  4. 4. -12

    Start at -7 on a number line. Move 5 left. You land on -12.

  5. 5. 8

    Start at 20 on a number line. Move 12 left. You land on 8.

  6. 6. 55

    Multiply the sizes: 11 × 5 = 55. Same signs give positive, different signs give negative. Answer: 55

  7. 7. -25

    Subtracting 19 is the same as adding -19. -6 + (-19) = -25

  8. 8. 80

    Multiply the sizes: 20 × 4 = 80. Same signs give positive, different signs give negative. Answer: 80

  9. 9. -32

    Multiply the sizes: 2 × 16 = 32. Same signs give positive, different signs give negative. Answer: -32

  10. 10. 116

    Multiply the sizes: 4 × 29 = 116. Same signs give positive, different signs give negative. Answer: 116

  11. 11. 17

    Subtracting 4 is the same as adding -4. 21 + (-4) = 17

  12. 12. 29

    Subtracting (-5) is the same as adding 5. 24 + 5 = 29

Worked examples

Easy example

1 − 1 = ?

  1. Subtracting 1 is the same as adding -1.
  2. 1 + (-1) = 0
  3. Answer: 0
Medium example

18 × (-1) = ?

  1. Multiply the sizes: 18 × 1 = 18.
  2. Same signs give positive, different signs give negative.
  3. Answer: -18
  4. Answer: -18
Hard example

-27 + 13 = ?

  1. Start at -27 on a number line.
  2. Move 13 right.
  3. You land on -14.
  4. Answer: -14

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Thinks −8 is bigger than −3.

    Correction: Further left on the number line means smaller.

  • Treats − (−4) as −4.

    Correction: Two minus signs together become a plus.

Teacher tips

  • · Use a vertical number line like a thermometer.

Parent tips

  • · Compare winter temperatures from the weather forecast.

Real-life applications

  • · Temperatures below zero, bank balances, floors below ground.

Assessment objectives

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COLLEGE-BOARD COL-445.1 — Mapped statement covering Working with Adding Integers in Context Common Errors.AQA AQA-130.2 — Mapped statement covering Working with Adding Integers in Context Common Errors.

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