Negatives: Challenge & Extension
Mathematics
Year 9
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on simplifying algebraic expressions involving negatives, designed to challenge Year 9 students.
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Negatives: Challenge & Extension
Subject: MathematicsGrade: Year 9
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Grade Year 9
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Simplify the expression: 3 - (-5) + (-2) - (-4).
[2 marks]2.
Calculate: -8 + 3 - (-6) + 2.
[2 marks]3.
Simplify: -2x + 5 - (-3x) + 4.
[3 marks]4.
Plot the graph of y = -2x + 4 on the grid. (Draw the line using at least two points.)
[3 marks]5.
Construct a triangle with side lengths: 5, -3, and 8. Show the process on the grid.
[3 marks]6.
Simplify: (-x + 4) - (x - 2) + (-3x + 5).
[3 marks]7.
A recipe requires -2 cups of sugar, but you realize you accidentally added 3 cups. How much excess sugar did you add?
[3 marks]8.
A number increased by -7 is equal to -3. Find the number.
[2 marks]9.
Identify and correct the mistake: Simplify 5 - (-3) = 8.
[3 marks]10.
Evaluate: (-4)^2 + (-3)^2.
[2 marks]11.
Explain why -(-x) = x, using an example with x=5.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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