VOCABULARY
ADDING INTEGERS
SUBTRACTING INTEGERS
WORD PROBLEMS
DISTANCE
100
Absolute Value
The distance of a number from zero
100
-5 + 9
4
100
-4 - 6
-4 + (-6) = -10
100
Jason dives 10 feet under water and swims back up 3 feet. Where is his current location in the water?
-10 + 3= -7
100

What is the distance between -5 and 6?

11

200
Integer
Positive and negative whole numbers and 0
200
-12 + 5
-7
200
4 - 11
4 + (-11) = -7
200
Chris gets paid $100, and then must pay his cable bill which is $245. How much money does he have?
100 - 245 = $-145
200


Which pair of numbers are 6 units apart?

a) -1 and 7                b) 2 and -4

c) -1 and -6               d) -4 and 1


b)  2 and -4

300
What are additive inverses
Numbers that are opposite and have a sum of zero
300
-16 + (-17)
-33
300
15 - (-7)
15 + 7 = 22
300
The temperature is now 76 degrees, it rose 12 degrees overnight. What temperature was it last night?
76-12 = 64 degrees
300


Is distance always positive or negative?

a) negative                         b) neither

c) positive                           d) depends on the signs


c) positive

400
What does this mean? |-6| = 6
The absolute value of -6 is 6, or -6 is 6 units from zero.
400
How do you find the sum of numbers with different signs
Subtract and take the sign of the # with the greater absolute value
400
-27 - (-3)
-27 + 3 = -24
400
In a game, Jareek earned 15 points in the first round, in the 2nd round he lost 20 points for not showing sportmanship. In the final round he scored double what he did in the first round. What is his final score?
15 + (-20) + 30 = 25 points
400

There is a squirrel on a tree that is 20 feet above the ground. An airplane flies over the squirrel at 500 feet above the ground. How far is the airplane from the squirrel?

480 ft

500
Subtracting a positive number is the same thing as...
Adding a negative 7-4 = 7 +-4
500
-16+18+-17
-15
500
-10 - 11 - (-3)
-10 + (-11) + (3)= -18
500
Nikkia starts with $1000 in her bank account, she withdraws $750 to pay her rent. She lets a friend borrow $70, buys new clothes for $120. She finds $100 cash on the street, and deposits 1/4 of it. How much money is in her bank account?
$85
500

The scuba diver is 30 feet below sea level. A hawk is flying over the scuba diver at 120 feet above sea level. How far is the hawk from the scuba diver?

150 Ft

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