Integers and Absolute Value
Write an integer for: a loss of 52 points
-52
Add the integers
6+(-4)
2
Subtract the integers
17 - 19
-2
Dan's cabin in the mountains is 2500 feet above sea level. He hikes 600 feet upward from his cabin. What integer represents Dan's current location?
3100
What is the opposite of 14
-14
Write an integer for: The temperature increased 12 degrees F
12 or +12
Add the integers
-43 + 32
-11
Subtract the integers
-5 - 7
-12?
A submarine is 300 feet below sea level and rises to -110 ft. What is the distance the submarine ascended?
190 ft
What is the additive inverse of -2
2
|-45|
45
Add the integers
-12 + (-41)
-53
Subtract the integers
-72 - 15
-87
A turtle is resting on the sand at -20 feet and then comes to the surface to get a breath. The turtle then descends back to the same resting location. How far did the turtle swim in total?
40 ft
Which is NOT a term for LOSS?
a) descend b) decrease
c) raise d) below
c) raise
|38|
38
Add the integers
-40 + 23
-17
Subtract the integers
-24 - (-16)
-8
A shark is at -15 ft and sees yummy salmon 13 feet below. What integer represents the location of those salmon?
-28
Which is NOT a term for gain?
a) rise b) ascend
c) above d) descend
d) descend
| –8 | + | 4 | =
12
Add the integers
-65 + (-16 )
-81
Subtract the integers
86 - (-4)
90
Zella is on a dock 2 feet above the water. She dives in and floats on the surface a few minutes. Then Zella descends 5 ft to look at a shell. She sees a lobster 10 feet below the shell and dives down to get it. She swam up 6 feet when the lobster pinched Zella and escaped. What integer represents the location where the lobster escaped?
-9
List a "Zero Pair"
List any number and the opposite of that number.
Example: 5, -5