Adding Integers
-14 + (-17)
-31
Jordan swam down to a depth of 14 feet below sea level. If he swims back up 5 feet, what is his current depth?
Jordan's depth is -9 feet or 9 feet below sea level.
|-10| + |4|
14
On a number line, what is the distance between 3 and 11?
Their distance is 8 units apart
-18 + 23
5
The lowest outside temperature last January was 7 degrees. If the lowest temperature in February was 15 degrees colder, what was the lowest temperature in February?
The lowest temperature in February was -8 degrees.
|-22|-|7|
15
On a number line, what is the distance between -3 and -11?
The distance between them is 8 units
-22 + 17 + (-9)
-14
The highest point on a building is 125 feet above the ground. The basement of that building goes down to a depth of -45 feet. What is the distance between the highest and lowest point on the building?
The distance between the top of the building and the lowest point in the basement is 170 feet.
|-13 + 10|
3
On a number line, what is the distance between -3 and 11?
The distance between them is 14 units
-24 + _____ = 9
33
Joann has a lot of debt, which has caused her net worth to be -1200 dollars. If she makes 3 payments of $75 on her debt, how much will her net worth be?
Her net worth would be -975 dollars.
|-10 + 8| + |-8 + 10|
4
The Great Pyramid of Giza is thought to have been built around 2,589 BCE. A replica of the pyramid was constructed in 1,988 CE. How much time elapsed between their construction?
4,577 years elapsed between the buildings being constructed.
-15 + ____ + 8 = -19
-12
The Salton Sea in California is located 227 feet below sea level. Mount Whitney in California reaches up to 14,505 feet above sea level. What is the distance between these two points?
The distance between these points is 14,732 feet.
|-10 + (-8)| - |-10 + 8|
16
Hammurabi began his reign of Mesopotamia in 1792 BCE, and Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus around 753 BCE. How much time elapsed between the two events?
1039 years elapsed between the two events.