Positive and Negative integers
When Steve woke up. His temperature was 102º F. Two hours later it
was 3º lower. What was his temperature then?
His new temperature is 99º F.
A skydiver falls 144 feet in three seconds. How far does the skydiver fall per second?
48 feet per second
The length of the tunnel under the
water is 50 miles. If 1 inch
represents 10 miles, what is the
length of the tunnel on the map?
5 inches
An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up
5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?
The new location of the elevator is on the 14th floor.
Morgan drives 78 miles on 3 gallons of gas. Find the miles per gallon.
26 miles per gallon
If 1 inch represents 65 miles on a
map, then how many inches will
represent 2300 miles?
35.38 inches
The local movie theater reported losses of $475 each day for three days.
What was the loss for the three days?
The total loss is $1425.
Kaayla walks 12 miles in 3 hours. How many miles does she walk per
hour?
She walks 4 miles per hour
Muni has $75 to spend. The purchase he wants to make requires $93.
If he borrows the extra money that he needs, how much does he need to
borrow?
He needs to borrow $18.
During this basketball season you score 84 points in six games. How much do you score per game?
You score 14 points per game
The temperature was –3º C last night. It is now –4º C. What was the change in temperature?
The temperature dropped by 1 degree.
It costs $3.99 for 25 fl. oz. of detergent or $6.99 for 90 fl. oz. Which
is a better buy?
3.99/25 = .1596 ≈ $.16/ounce
6.99/90 = .0777 ≈ $.08/ounce - the better buy