Addition Problems
In January, the average temperature of Kiev is -4° Celsius. In Rome the average temperature during January is 14° warmer than it is in Kiev. What is the average temperature in Rome in January? Show an equation.
(-4) + 14 = 10
The average temperature in Rome in January is 10 Celsius.
Shrek is making his way down town, walking fast, going to his swamp. He has to venture up hills, he starts at 18 feet, goes up a 23 foot hill and down another 91 feet to get to his swamp. What is the elevation of Shrek's swamp? Show an equation
18 + 32 - 91 = -50
His swamp is 50 feet below sea level.
Joanna has only $65 left in her bank account. She needs to write a check for her $92 utility bill. What will the balance in her bank account be? Show an equation.
$65 - $92 = -$27
Her balance would be $-27.
On Friday the mailman delivered 2 checks with 10$ each and 5 bills for 15$ each. If you had a starting balance of 36$ what would your ending balance be after paying these bills and depositing those checks? Show an equation.
36 + (2 x 10) - (5 x 15) = -19
-19$ would be the ending balance.
A hot air ballon is at 12 feet below sea level, if you remove 7 sandbags and then add 11 sandbags, where would the hot air ballon be?
(-12) -7 + 11 = -8
It will be 8 feet below sea level.
Bob golfed in the prairies. He began at the first hole which was 176 feet below sea level. As he made it to the fifteenth hole, where he made a birdie, he traveled 261 feet up to get there. So, where was the fifteenth hole located? Show an equation.
-176 + 261 = 85 feet
85 feet above sea level.
The elevator is on the 16th floor. It goes first goes down 9 floors and then up 24 floors. What floor does the elevator end up on? Show an equation.
16 - 9 + 24 = 31 floors
It ends up on the 31st Floor.
The temperature in Oslo was -10 degrees Celsius last night. It's now -28 degrees Celsius. What was the change in temperature? Show an equation.
-28- (-10)= -18
-18 degrees Celsius
Garry has trouble with paying back his debts due to a gambling addiction. He has -150$ in his bank account, after a night on the casinos, he has 3 times less than that in his bank account. After he hit the casinos, how much money does Gary have in his balance? Show an equation.
-150$ x 3 = -450$
He has -450$ in his bank account.
On a test Bella received 3 points for every question answered correctly and loses 5 points for every question answered incorrectly. She answered 10 questions correctly and 2 questions incorrectly. What is her score for the test?
(10 x 3) + (2 x (-5)) = 20
Her score is 20
Bertram the Butler works as a butler for the mayor to repay his bail. His bail was $1,500 and Bertram was $-2,000 in the hole in his bank account, therefore being in $3,500 in debt. He's paid off only $500 for the first month of working. How much more does he have to pay?
(-3,500) + 500 = -3,000$
Bertram still needs to pay 3,000$ to the mayor to repay his bail and his debt.
A pack of naked molerats dig burrows and has been relocated. In a week they dig 400 feet below sea level. An earthquake occurs and their burrows shifted and are 200 feet less deeper. In the second week, they dig down 50 more feet and settle down. How many feet below sea level are their burrows now? Show an equation.
(-400) + 200 - 50 = -250 feet.
Their burrows are 250 feet below sea level.
The average point of the Carpathian Mountains is 2,655 meters above sea level. The the average depth of the Black Sea is 1240 meter below sea level. What is the difference between the elevations of the Carpathian Mountains and the Black Sea? Show an equation.
2,655 - (-1,240) = 3,895 Meters
The difference in the elevations is 3,895 meters.
Lord Farquad is stuck in the dungeons on the coldest winter day, which is -35 Celsius. The warmest day of winter was 5 times warmer than that. So, what was the temperature on the warmest day of winter? Show an equation?
-35 / 5 = -7 Celsius
It was -7 Celsius on the warmest day of winter.
The stock market started out with no points and did the following: On Monday it dropped 8 points, Tuesday dropped 23 points, Wednesday dropped 5 points, Thursday rose 18 points and Friday rose 26 points. What did it end up on Friday? Show an equation.
(-8) + (-23) + (-5) + 18 + 26 = 8
It ended up with 8 points on Friday.
Elon Musk is in a submarine that can convert into a ship with a helipad. He is first in the submarine at 397 feet below sea level and then, transported into the helicopter which takes him 912 feet above where he was first in the submarine. What altitude is the helicopter in? Show an equation.
(-397) + 912 = 515
Elon is cruising at an altitude of 515 feet above seal level.
Plato was born around 428 BC, Isaac Newton was born in 1643 AD. How many years apart were they born? Show an equation.
1643 - (-428) = 2,071 years.
They were born 2,071 years apart.
Laurissa has a bank account with a balance of $801. Her rent and online shopping problem costs $1,134 this months. What is her bank balance after paying for her habit and her home? Show an equation.
801$ - 1,134$ = -333$
Her balance will be -$333.
The temperature drops by 3 degrees for 6 hours. What is the total drop in temperature? Show an equation.
(-3) x 6 = -18
The scuba diver is being pulled up to the surface at a rate of 10 feet per minute. The scuba diver is 90 feet below sea level right now. How deep was the diver 5 minutes ago? Show an equation.
(-90) - (10 x 5) = -140
He was 140 feet below sea level 5 minutes ago.
Bill is playing an interesting board game where the objective is to climb mountains and the first to reach the top wins. He makes three moves and chooses three cards, the first card says, "13," the second says, "-8," and the third, "-7," if he started at 0 feet in the game and could go up or down, what would his position be? Show an equation.
13 + (-8) + (-7) = -2
His position in the board game would be -2 feet.
At 2 AM, the temperature in Odessa was -12 degrees Celsius, but by 2 PM, it rose by 13.4 degrees and by 12 PM, it dropped by 8.5 degrees Celsius. What was the temperature at 12 PM? Show an equation.
-12 + 13.4 - 8.5 = - 7.1
The temperature will be - 7.1 degrees Celsius.
The average temperature by the South Pole is -45°F while the average temperature by the Equator is 90°F. How much warmer is the average temperature by the Equator than the South Pole? Show an equation.
90 - (-45) = 135
The equator is 135°F warmer.
Tuesday's low temperature was -1.5 degrees Celsius. Wednesday's low temperature was 7 times as low as Tuesday's low temperature. What was the low temperature on Wednesday? Show an equation
(-1.5) x 7 = -10.5
The low temperature on Wednesday was -10.5 degrees Celsius.
Find the number added to -8 to get 64. Divide this number by -12. Then multiply by -16. what is the final number?
(64- (-8)) / (-12) x (-16) = 96
The final number would be 96.