Adding Integers
-5 + 3
-2
8−(−5)
13
The temperature is five degrees Celsius. If it drops by three degrees, what is the new temperature?
Two degrees Celsius
You owe $5. If you borrow another $3, how much do you owe now?
$8
A cyclist climbs 600 meters up a hill and then descends 400 meters. How many meters above ground level is the cyclist now?
200m
7 + - 4
3
−3−6
-9
The temperature is negative two degrees Celsius. If it increases by seven degrees, what is the new temperature?
Five degrees Celsius
You have $10 and you spend $12. How much money do you have left?
$-2
You climb 3 meters up a ladder, then step down 1.5 meters. How many meters up are you now?
1.5m
- 6 + - 8
- 14
−9−(−4)
-5
The temperature was ten degrees Celsius in the morning and dropped to negative five degrees Celsius by night. How much did it change?
Fifteen degrees
You have $7 in your bank account, but you spend $15. How much money do you have now?
$-8
A submarine dives 120 meters below sea level, then rises by 40 meters. Where is it now relative to sea level?
-80m
−12+15
3
5−(−8)
13
If the temperature is negative twelve degrees Celsius and it rises by fifteen degrees, what is the new temperature?
Three degrees Celsius
You owe $20. If you pay $12, how much do you still owe?
$8
A hiker is 2500 meters above sea level. They descend 700 meters, climb 450 meters, and then descend another 1300 meters. What is their final elevation?
950 meters above sea level
9+(−11)
2
−10−7
-17
The temperature is negative eighteen degrees Celsius and drops another five degrees. What is the new temperature?
Negative twenty-three degrees Celsius
You earned $25, but owe $30 to a friend. After paying off $25, how much do you still owe?
$5
A plane is flying at an altitude of 3500 meters. It descends 800 meters, ascends 150 meters, and then descends another 2000 meters. What is its final altitude?
850 meters above sea level