Word Problems
Adding Integers
Subtracting Integers
Mixture
100

When Steve woke up his temperature was 102º F. Two hours later it was 3º lower. What was his temperature then?

99ºF
100
-5 + 9
4
100
-4 - 6
-10
100
-2 - 3
-5
200

If it is 5º outside and the temperature will drop 17º in the next six hours, how cold will it get?

-12º F
200
-12 + 5
-7
200
4 - 11
-7
200
-10 + 30
20
300

The temperature at 6:00 was 9 degrees below zero. The temperature dropped to 11 degrees below zero at 8:00. What is the difference between temperatures? 

2º
300
-16 + (-17)
-33
300
15 - (-7)
22
300
5 - 21
-16
400

The elevation of Mt. Everest is 29,028 feet. The elevation of the Dead Sea is –485 feet. What is the difference in the elevation between Mt.Everest and the Dead Sea?

29,513 ft
400
How do you find the sum of numbers with different signs
Subtract and keep the sign of the bigger number
400
-27 - (-3)
-24
400
Subtracting a negative is the same thing as...
Adding a positive
500

Emily is a diver. Today she descended to a depth of 40 feet below sea level. Then she swam up 10 feet and descended another 4 feet. How far below sea level is Emily now?

-34 feet
500
-16+18+-17
-15
500
-10 - 11 - (-3)
-18
500
-10 + (-2) - 5
-17
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