IGCSE Mathematics – Integers

A Group the following numbers correctly.

10 1 3.2 -8 -52 3 78 0
−
5 4

1. Positive integers ______________________________________

2. Negative integers ______________________________________

B Arrange each of the following in the order stated in brackets.

1. 15, -8, -16, 2, -1, -2 (Ascending order) ______________________________

2. 35, -47, -32, 8, -6, 23 (Descending order) ____________________________

C Complete each of the following sequences.

1. -20, -16, ____ , -8, _____ , 0 2. -32 , -23, ____ , -5 , ____ , 13

3. 10 , 4, ____ , -8 , ____ , -20

D Complete each of the following.

1. A rise in temperature by 8°C = +8°C

A drop in temperature by 8°C = ______

2. 4 m below sea level = ______

6 m above sea level = +6 m

E Use number lines to find the sums of the following.

1. 6 + (-2) = ____ 2. -8 + 2 = _____

3. -5 + (-2) = ____ 4. -4 + (-4) = _____

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F Calculate each of the following.

1. -6 + 11 2. -14 + 3

3. 6 + 3 + (-4) 4. 2 + (-7) + 3

5. 8 + (-11) + (-7) 6. -4 + 6 + (-7)

G Use number lines to work out the following.

1. -5 - (+2) = ____ 2. -9 – (-3) = _____

3. -8 - (+4) = ____ 4. 3 - 7 = _____

H Calculate each of the following.

1. -4 – 10 – (-12) 2. 11 – 4 – (-6)

3. -6 – (-15) + (-8) 4. 8 – 15 + (-9)

5. -10 + (-9) – (-3) 6. 30 – (-3) + (-18)

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I Solve the following problems.

1. In a town, the night temperature is -21°C. The temperature increases by 9°C

during the day. Find its temperature during the day.

2. Rohana had RM1 000 in her bank account. She withdrew RM650 on 17 th
March and deposited RM400 on 30th March. What were her savings at the
end of March?

3. A crow is 186 m above sea level. A whale, directly below the crow, is 32 m
below sea level. Calculate the distance between them.

J Calculate each of the following.

1. 4 × 6 × (-3) 2. (-12) × 3 × (-8)

3. 36 ÷ (-4) ÷ 3 4. -8 × (-36 ÷ 4)

K Calculate each of the following.

1 3 2 1 1 3
1. − 2 − (− 4) + (− 3) 2. × (−1 2) ÷ (− 8)
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 1 2 2 1 1 2
3. (−1 2 + 3) × (− 5) 4. − 2 ÷ 1 2 + (− 5)

5. -2.3 + 0.5 × (-1.2) 6. -2.8 ÷ (0.8 – 1.5)

L Calculate each of the following and give the answer as a decimal

7 1 3
1. 1.9 − 0.35 ÷ (10) 2. 2.4 ÷ (−1 ) × (− )
2 4

M Calculate each of the following and give the answer as a fraction.

2 3 3 9
1. + 0.9 ÷ (− 4) 2. 1.2 ÷ (− − )
3 5 10