Football: A team gained 7 yards on their first play of the game. Then they lost 9 yards. Find the total change in yardage.
7 - 9 = -2 so the change in yardage is -2 yards
100
13 - 36
-23
100
A submarine was diving at 3 meters/min. How long did it take to dive 21m?
21 / 3 = 7 It took 7 hours.
100
-7 x -5 =
35
100
Find the sum of 13 and -19 and write using money terms
13 + (-19) = 6 I have $13 and I owe $19 so I owe $6.
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TENNIS BALLS Josh purchased 9 cans of tennis balls. The cans came with 3 balls in each can. How many balls did Josh
purchase?
9 x 3 = 27 so Josh purchased 27 tennis balls
200
19 - (-11) =
30
200
The hikers were climbing at a pace of 700 ft per hour. If they hiked for 4 hours, then what is the distance covered during this time?
700 x 4 = 2800 ft or using addition 700+700+700+700=2800
200
-11 x 4 =
-44
200
I owe 24 dollars and I have 45 dollars so I ____ _____
Have 21 dollars
300
BASKETBALL The basketball team lost their last 6 games. They lost by a total of 48 points. Find their average number
of points relative to their opponents.
48 / 6 = 8 So the basketball team lost their games by an average of 8 points
300
Find the difference of -45 and 60
- 45 - 60 = -105
300
An elevator is stopped 29 feet below ground. It ascends 11 feet. What is the new position of the elevator?
-29 + 11 = -18 or 18ft below ground
300
-60 / 12 =
-5
300
Danny's hair was growing very fast at a rate of 1 and a half inches per month. How many months would it take Danny to grow out his hair 6 inches.
6 / 1.5 = 4 months
400
Raoul borrowed $15 per month from his
mother to pay for the karate supplies he
needed for a Jeet-Kun-Do class. At the end of
the course, he owed his mother $60. How
long was the karate course?
60 / 15 = 4 The Jeet-Kun-Do class was 4 months long
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The temperature Stokholms was -11 degrees Fahrenheit during morning. In the night time the temperature dropped 6 degrees. Find the new temperature.
-11 - 6 = -17 degrees
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Suppose the temperature outside is dropping 3 degrees each hour. How much will the temperature change in 6 hours?
-3 x 6 = -18 Change is -18 degrees or it went down by 18 degrees.
400
375 is the product of -3 and ___________
-125
400
Donny and his three friends went out for dinner in the East Village. Donny paid for dinner using his credit card, so how much do each of his friends owe him for dinner it Donny paid 110 dollars?
108 / 4 = 27 dollars
500
Brain-Gym: The sum of two integers is +20. Dividing the largest integer by the smallest integer gives you -3. What are the mystery integers?
30 and -10 are the mystery integers, because 30 / -10 = -3
500
Solve using distributive property
3 (8 - 12) = ______
3 (8 - 12 ) = 3x8 - 3x12
= 24 - 36
= -12
500
The enrollment at Davis Middle School dropped by 75 students over a 5 year period. What is the average yearly drop in attendance?
-75 / 5 = -13 students per year
500
-400 is the product of 5 and ________
-80
500
A submarine took 16 min to dive 96 meters from the surface. How far did it dive per minute?