Add Rational Numbers
-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
-5 - 8
-13
-22 + 17 + (-9)
-14
The lowest outside temperature last January was 13 degrees. If the lowest temperature in February was 27 degrees colder, what was the lowest temperature in February?
The lowest temperature in February was -14 degrees.
|-22|-|7|
15
On a number line, what is the distance between -3 and -11?
The distance between them is 8 units
-12 - 4 - (-7)
-9
-1/8 + 3/4
5/8
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.
|-13 + 10|
3
On a number line, what is the distance between -3 and 11?
The distance between them is 14 units
2/3 - 3/4
-1/12
-15 + ____ + 8 = -19
-12
-$7.80
|-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.
1.34 - (-6.88)
8.22
-0.72 + ______ = 0.08
0.80
Oliver plants a tomato seed at a depth of 2 and 1/4 inches below ground. How much does the seedling need to grow to reach a height of 5 and 1/2 inches above ground?
The seedling needs to grow 7 and 3/4 inches.
|-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.
-2/5-(-5/8)-1/2
-11/40