+/- Integers Pt.1
Clara and her family are vacationing in the Netherlands. They began a tour of the North Sea coastline at an elevation of –8 feet. By the end of the tour, their elevation had decreased by 5 feet. What was their elevation at the end of the tour?
What is -13ft?
A guppy was swimming 8 feet below the surface of the river. It swam down 6 more feet to escape a large, hungry fish. What is the position of the guppy now relative to the surface?
What is -14 feet?
What is the absolute value of 6?
What is 6?
-4 _____ -8
What is >?
Malik's favorite ice cream shop uses plastic spoons. The spoons come in 5 different colors. Each package contains 9 spoons in each color. How many plastic spoons are there in 6 packages?
What is 270 spoons?
A trout was swimming 9 feet below the surface of a lake. It dove down 8 more feet to search for food. What is the position of the trout now relative to the surface?
What is -17ft?
The overnight low temperature in Cassidy City was –17°F. The overnight low temperature in Shakerville was –6°F. How much warmer was Shakerville than Cassidy City?
What is 11°F?
What is |–4|?
What is 4?
-8 ______ -4
What is <?
Maggie bought some tins and decided to fill them with brownies to give to her friends. Maggie baked 700 brownies. She put 5 brownies in each tin and made sure to fill as many tins as she could. How many tins was Maggie able to fill with brownies?
What is 140 tins?
Connor is playing a card game called At Face Value. At the end of each round, players earn positive points for their remaining number cards but negative points for their face cards. At the end of round 1, Connor earns –5 points. At the end of round 2, he earns –6 points. What is Connor's score now?
What is -11 points?
On a cold February morning, Colton checked the temperature on his phone and saw that it was –3°C. When he checked again after school, the temperature had dropped 3°C. What was the temperature after school?
What is -6°C?
What is -|–4|?
What is -4?
-1 ______ -4
What is >?
Each school bus has 4 rows of seats with room for 6 students in each row. If the high school has 7 buses, how many students can ride the bus to school?
What is 168 students?
In science class, Victor started an experiment using a solution with a temperature of –5°C. During the experiment, the change in the solution's temperature was –4°C. What was the final temperature of Victor's solution?
What is -9°C?
A scuba diver is swimming in the ocean 10 feet below sea level. Then, she dives down 12 more feet to get a better look at a coral reef.
What is the scuba diver's final position relative to sea level?
What is -22 feet?
A biologist uses a tracking device to study animal behavior. A pelican was at an elevation of 36 feet and a sea turtle was at a depth of -22 feet at 9:00 A.M. one day. Which animal is farther from sea level?
What is a pelican?
4 _____ 4
What is =?
The town picnic committee has $320 to buy watermelons. If each watermelon costs $8, how many watermelons can the committee buy?
What is 40 watermelons?
In the Mars Cars video game, players gain and lose points by avoiding or hitting obstacles on a martian race track. First, Gary gained 20 points by jumping over a crater. Then, he lost 45 points for getting stuck in a dust storm.
What is -25 points?
Hugo began his science experiment with 22 grams of sugar crystals. During the experiment, the change in the mass of the sugar crystals was –6 grams.
What is 16 grams?
Danny's campground is close to two hiking trails with scenic destinations. One trail ends at an underground lake in the bottom of a small cave. The other trail ends at a mountain peak. If the Underground Lake is at an elevation of -350ft and the Mountain Peak is at an elevation of 325ft, which trail's destination is farther from sea level?
What is the underground lake?
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A crayon factory makes 6 colors of crayons. They put 3 of each color crayon in each box. How many crayons does the factory put in 8 boxes?
What is 144 crayons?