Adding Integers
Subtracting Integers
Integer Story Problems
Adding and Subtracting
100

-25 + (-15)

-40

100

18 - 22

-4

100

The temperature in Denver was -10°F on a cold December morning. After lunch the temperature had risen 20 degrees. What was the temperature after lunch?

Expression: -10 + 20

10°F

100

-25 + 15 - 24

-34

200

-43 + 18

-25

200

-31 - (-24)

-7

200

Some divers were swimming in the ocean. They were 20 feet below the surface of the water. Then they came to a coral reef that was 13 feet below the surface of the water. What was the change in their elevation?

Expression: -13 - (-20)

They increased elevation by 7 feet.

200

12 + (-31) - 24

-43

300

27 + (-55)

-28

300

-9 - 14

-23
300

A gopher was digging 8 inches below ground. To avoid a tree root, it dug 3 inches deeper. What is the position of the gopher now relative to the surface?

Expression: -8 - 3 or -8 + (-3)

The gopher is 11 feet below the surface. -11

300

17 + (-24) - (-15)

8

400

87 + (-67)

20

400

-28 - 18

-46

400

A fish was swimming 8 feet below the surface of the water. To catch a fly it jumped 2 feet out of the water. What was the distance the fish traveled? (think change problem)

Expression: 2 - (-8) 

The fish traveled 10 feet.

400

-15 - 8 + (-9)

-32

500

-30 + (-20) + 23

-27

500

14 - 8 - 10

-4

500

The afternoon temperature in Biscoff Bay was -2°F. By midnight, a warm front moved in and the temperature rose to 11°F. What was the change in temperature from afternoon to midnight? 

Expression: 11 - (-2)

The temperature increased by 13°F.

500
15 + (-20) - 15

-20