Positive and Negative Integers
Solve 5+(-6)+11
10
-12-10
-22
Start at three on the number line and move right 6.
9
-11+_=0
11
It is 34 degrees outside. The snow drops the temperature by 20 degrees. What is the temperature now?
14 degrees
-11+17
6
-23-4+1
-26
Start at 9 on a number line and move left 11
-2
-22-(-23)
1
Seymour climbs a mountain to 1200 feet elevation. He tumbles 63 feet. What elevation is he at now?
1137 feet
-22+12-5
-15
11-33-12
-34
Start at -6 on the number line and move right 7
1
-5-5-5
-15
Harald the scarecrow has 1006 pieces of hay. One windy day he loses 345 pieces. Farmer Bob adds 200 more. How many pieces of hay does Harald have now?
861 pieces of hay
36-67+44
13
-27-55
-82
Start at -7 and move left 9
-16
-11-(-24)=
13
A meteor plunges from 10,000 feet to 1,230 feet below sea level. How many feet total did the meteor travel?
11,230 feet
-63-44+70
-37
-63-72+44
-91
Start at 22, move left 37, then right 15
0
-34-77-(+12)
-123!
Glenn gets a paycheck of $299.43. He owes 35.15 for his phone bill, 78.31 for car insurance, and Mrs. Schade 176.50 for tutoring. Does he have enough money?
Yes with 9.47 left!