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An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?
what is 14.
100
If it is 5º outside and the temperature will drop 17º in the next six hours, how cold will it get?
what is -12.
100
Suppose the temperature outside is dropping 3 degrees each hour. How much will the temperature change in 8 hours?
what is -24.
100
The enrollment at Davis Middle School dropped by 60 students over a 5-year period. What is the average yearly drop in enrollment?
what is -12.
100
On Tuesday the mailman delivers 3 checks for $5 each and 2 bills for $2 each. If you had a starting balance of $25, what is the ending balance?
what is 36
200
Katherine is very interested in cryogenics (the science of very low temperatures). With the help of her science teacher she is doing an experiment on the affect of low temperatures on bacteria. She cools one sample of bacteria to a temperature of -51°C and another to -76°C. What was the temperature difference in the two experiments?
what is 25.
200
Josie has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55, what will Josie’s balance be?
what is -8.
200
The local movie theater reported losses of $475 each day for three days. What was the loss for the three days?
what is $-1425.
200
Mr. Diaz decreased the speed of his car by 30 miles per hour over a period of 10 seconds. Find the average change in speed each second.
what is -3.
200
If it is -25F in Rantoul and it is 75F in Honolulu, what is the temperature difference between the two cities?
what is 100.
300
It will be – 12º tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25º warmer by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow?
what is 13.
300
The freezing point of water is 32º F. Tim added potassium and found out that the freezing point went down by 8º F What was the freezing point of the water with the added potassium ?
what is 24.
300
Felix reported that the coldest day on record for his town was five times colder than yesterday’s temperature, –4º C. What was the temperature of the coldest day on record in Felix’s town?
what is -20.
300
During a 5-day workweek, the stock market decreased by 65 points. Find the average daily change in the market for the week.
what is -13.
300
During the football game, Justin caught three passes. One was for a touchdown and went 52 yards. The other was for a first down and was for 17 yards. The other was on a screen pass that did not work so well and ended up a gain of -10 yards. What was the total yardage gained by Justin on the pass plays?
what is 59.
400
A scuba diver swam 96 feet beneath the surface of the lake. He then climbs up 49 feet. What is his depth now?
what is -47.
400
The city’s budget is $8,000,000. The city actually spends $12,000,000.What is the city’s deficit?
what is -4,000,000.
400
A deep-sea diver descends below the surface of the water at a rate of 60 feet each minute. What is the depth of the diver after 10 minutes?
what is -600.
400
Over the past seven days, Mrs. Cho found that the temperature outside had dropped a total of 35 degrees. Find the average change in temperature each day
wht is -5
400
The mailman delievered a $22 check and 3 - $14 bills today. He also took back 1- $5 bill. What is the total in the mailbox?
what is -15
500
The average temperature at the South Pole is – 45º F. The average temperature on the Equator is 92º F. How much warmer is the average temperature on the Equator than at the South Pole?
what is 47.
500
Mr. Waffle is a circus clown. He starts the day with sixty-eight pieces of candy. At the end of the day he has given away 383 pieces of candy. How many more pieces of candy did he have to get to be able to give away that many pieces?
what is -315.
500
Joe is playing a game with a regular die. If the number that turns up is even, he will gain 5 times the number that comes up. If it is odd, he will lose 10 times the number that comes up. He tosses a 3. Express the results as an integer.
what is -30.
500
A sprinkler was -8 feet below ground level. Mr. S has a machine that digs - 2 feet at a time. How many digs does he need to make in order to reach the sprinkler?
what is 4.
500
Tyler and Christina are playing a game in which each player either wins, loses, or draws (ties) at each turn. The winner of a turn is awarded 5 points, and the loser loses 5 points. If it is a draw, 0 points are awarded. For the first eight rounds Tyler had the following results: lose, win, lose, win, win, lose, win, draw. What was Christina's point total for the rounds?
what is -5
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