Integer Subtraction: Missing Numbers in Equations #1

Subtract positive and negative integers in this essential worksheet! Each of these twelve problems includes a subtraction equation with one integer missing. The missing integer can be the minuend, subtrahend, or difference. To complete each problem, students will need to solve for the missing number. 

Intended for seventh graders, this worksheet allows students to practice subtraction with both positive and negative integers. Operations with negative numbers can be tricky, so it is important that students get plenty of practice with this important skill. These problems can help students better understand positive and negative numbers and prepare them for higher-level skills, like subtracting rational numbers. 

Check out the next worksheets in this series here: Integer Subtraction: Missing Numbers in Equations #2 and Integer Subtraction: Missing Numbers in Equations #3. Check out the paired addition worksheet: Integer Addition: Missing Numbers in Equations #1.