RULES
ADDING BALLOONS
ADDING WEIGHTS
SUBTRACTING WEIGHTS
SUBTRACTING BALLOONS
100

Whenever you ADD balloons your basket moves

a. up

b. down

a. up

100

There are 8 balloons. I add 2 more balloons. How many balloons are in the basket now?

10

100

There are 2 weights. You add 3 more weights. Where does your basket lie on the numberline now?

5

100

There are 5 weights. You remove 2 weights. Where does the basket lie on the number line now?

-3

100

There are 2 weights. You remove 1 balloon. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

3

200

Whenever you REMOVE balloons your basket moves...

a. up

b. down

b. down

200

The basket is lying at sea level. I add 6 balloons. Where is my basket lying now?



6 feet

200

You have 3 balloons. You add 2 weights. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

1

200

You have 3 balloons and remove 3 weights. Where does the basket lie on the number line now?

6

200

You have 3 balloons. You remove 2 balloons. Where does the basket lie on the number line now?

1

300

Whenever you add weights your basket moves...

a. up

b. down

b. down

300

You have 4 weights. Then you add 4 balloons. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Write a complete equation to represent your answer

-4 + 4 = 0

300

You have 3 balloons. You add 5 weights. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Write a complete equation to represent the problem. 

3 + (-5) = -2

300

You are have 2 balloons and remove 3 weights. Where does the basket lie on the numberline now?

Write a complete equation to represent your answer


2 - (-3) = 5

300

You have 4 weights. You remove 5 balloons. Where does the basket lie on the number line now?

Write a complete equation to represent your answer

-4 - 5 = -9

400

When you REMOVE weights your basket moves...

a. up

b. down

a. up

400

You have 5 weights. You add 8 balloons. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Write a complete equation to represent the problem. 

-5 + 8 = -3

400

You have 7 balloons. You add 8 weights. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Write an equation to represent the problem. 

7 + (-8) = -1

400

You have 7 balloons. You and remove 7 weights. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Write an equation to represent the problem. 

7 - (-7) = 14

400

You have 1 weight. You remove 2 balloons. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Write a complete equation to represent your answer

-1 - 2 = -3

500

Sea level is located at _______

0 feet

500

Solve and write a word problem to represent the equation. 

-1 + 9 = ___

You have 1 weight, and you add 9 balloons. Where does your basket lie on the number line now? Write a complete equation to represent the problem.

500

Write a word problem to represent the equation and then solve.

1 + (-9) = ___

You have ___ _____. You add __ ______ to your basket. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Answer= ____

You have 1 balloon. You add 9 weights to your basket. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Answer = 8 

500

Write a word problem to represent the equation and then solve.

1 - (-9) = ___

You have ___ _____. You remove __ ______. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Answer= ____

You have 1 balloon. You remove 9 weights. Where does you basket lie on the number line now?

Answer= 10

500

Write a word problem to represent the equation and then solve.

-4 - 5 = ___

You have ___ _____. You remove __ ______. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?

Answer= ____

You have 4 weights. You remove 5 balloons. Where does your basket lie on the number line now?


Answer = -9

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