St.

Bridget School, QC _____

SY 2020 – 21
33
Junior High School Department
MATH 7 Enrichment Sheet PS: 20
Name _____________________________________________ Grade and Section ______________________________
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Topic/Skills
Adding and Subtracting Integers

RIDDLE: What is the difference between a comedian outside of a

theater and one inside?

WHAT TO DO: Add each pair of numbers in the input. Find the letter in the DECODER that matches the
output. Find the letter in the DECODER that matches the output.

INPUT OUTPUT SOLUTIONS

-46, 58 +12 T
+42, -39
-70, +55
+34, -34
-16, -12
+21, +19
-83, +47
-45, +30
+62, -27
-51, +28
-22, -37
+71, -59
-18, +58
-94, +58
+25, +25
-48, +33
+74, -62

DECODER

A C E F H I K O P R T

-59 -36 -15 -23 +3 +40 50 +35 0 -28 +12

ANSWER (2 pts)
 RIDDLE: A famous painter who cut off part of his left ear lobe in a fit
of despair.

WHAT TO DO: Subtract the second component from the first component in the given ordered pairs. Find the
letter in the DECODER that matches the output.

INPUT OUTPUT SOLUTIONS

(+8, -3) +11 V
(-9, +3)
(-4, +4)
(-12, -12)
(+6, -8)
(-10, -2)
(-15, +6)
(+3, -8)
(+12, -12)
(-6, +2)
(+10, +6)
(0, -5)
(+4, 0)
(-19, -20)

DECODER

A C E G H I N O T V

+24 0 +14 +4 1 -12 -8 +5 -21 +11

ANSWER (2 pts)

Source: Custodio and Mirabona, “Interactive Mathematics Grade 7.” Innovative Educational Materials, Inc. 2013.