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100

-12 + 5 =

=-7

100

A football team loses 5 yards on one play and then loses 8 yards on the next play.  How many yards did they lose on the two plays?

They lost 13 yards

-13

100

-19 - ( 15) =

-34

100

What are opposites?

A negative number and its positive 

100

Evaluate |-48|?

48

100

What does KCC stand for?

K- keep the first number

C - change subtraction to addition

C- change the sign of the second number

100

A scientist was keeping track of the temperature of a cup of coffee as part of an experiment. She wrote the expression 145 + (−3). This expression shows the temperature of the cup of coffee was originally ____ and the temperature __________ by ____ over a certain time interval.

145; decreased; 3 

200

-5 - 19 + 5 =

-19

200

You park in a garage 3 floors below ground level.  Then you get in the elevator and go up 12 floors.  What floor do you get off the elevator?

9th floor

200

71 - (-14) =

85

200

What is absolute value?

The distance a number is from zero

200

What are two numbers whose absolute value is 32?

32, -32

200

Subtraction is the same as adding the... 

Opposite

200

Santiago ran up 15 stairs. He realized he forgot something and went down 7 stairs. He finished by going up 20 more stairs. What stir did he end on?

28

300

-8+(-4)+12

0

300

Stephanie has $152 in the bank. she withdraws $20 then deposits $84. Write an addition expression to represent this situation and then find how much money she has.  

216

300

-32 - (-14) =

-18

300

When you find a sum you are ________.

When you find the difference you are _____________.

Adding

Subtracting

300

Evaluate -|12|

-12

300

Explain why 4 - (-6) is the same as 4 + 6

2 negatives next to each other make a positive because of KCC

300


Gia’s bank account is −$38.07 currently. After she deposits $22.50, her account will be $22.50$58.07−$60.57−$15.57.


-$15.57

400

-8.18+(-2.52)

-10.70

400

You are 5 dollars in debt. You borrow 12 dollars more. What is the total amount of your debt?

You owe 17 dollars

(-17)

400

6.5 - (-3.9)

10.4

400
Give 3 words that indicate a positive integer and 3 words that indicate a negative integers? 

+ --> Gain, Above, Over, Deposit, Profit, Bonus, Increase, Earn, Ascend


- --> Loss, Below,Under, Lost, Withdraw ,Drop, Decrease, Spend, Descend

400
Explain how absolute values are used when adding numbers with different signs.

>  Greater than

400
Show 3 ways to model 

-2 + (-3) 

Chips 

Number Line

Rule

400

The high temperature on a day was 28º F. The low temperature for the same day was −4º F. What was the difference between the high and the low temperature?


32

500

-1 1/2 + (-8/5)

-3 1/10

500

The record low temperature in Philadelphia was -7. The record low in Alaska is -80. What is the difference between these two temperatures? Write an expression and solve it. 

73 degrees 

500

1 5/6 -2/3 -(-3 1/6)

4 1/3

500

What is a zero pair?

Two numbers that when added together equal 0 because they are opposites.

500

Put in order from least to greatest


-|-2|, 10, -4, 3

-4, -|-2|, 3, 10

500

Describe 3 different ways you could solve this problems.

−0.5 + 3/10 − 2.6 − (−1/2 )

Responses will vary 

500

Jasmine jumped from a diving board 10.5 feet off the ground into a pool. She touched the bottom of the pool which was 8.2 feet deep. What is the difference between Jasmine’s highest and lowest points?


18.7 feet

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