Subtracting Integers: Crack The Code #3

Become a master subtractor in this engaging worksheet on integer subtraction! Students will need to solve 15 different integer subtraction problems by finding the missing subtrahend, minuend, or difference. Then, they’ll use their answers to guide them as they fill in the blanks of the code with the corresponding letters. When they’re done, they will have revealed the answer to a silly riddle!

This worksheet was designed for seventh graders building their proficiency with integer operations. As students subtract, they can get more comfortable with positive and negative numbers and prepare to move on to even more advanced skills, such as operations with rational numbers.

Don’t miss out on the previous two worksheets in this series: Subtracting Integers: Crack the Code #1 and Subtracting Integers: Crack the Code #2. Keep working on your integer subtraction skills in Target Numbers: Integer Subtraction and Integer Subtraction: Matching Differences.