Temperature
When Steve woke up. He had a fever of was 103º F. His medicine promised his fever would drop 1.5 degrees per hour. How many hours will it take his fever to be in a normal range about (98.6)?
about 3 hours
A deep-sea exploring ship is pulling up a diver at the rate of 25 feet per minute. Right now, the diver is 200 feet below sea level. How deep was the diver 10 minutes ago?
450 feet below sea level
What is the balance as a result of having a credit of $84 and a debit of $29?
$55
Two golfers completed one round of golf. The first golfer had a score of +6 and the second golfer had a score of –3. How many more shots did the first golfer take?
9 more
The city’s budget is $8,000,000. The city actually spends $12,000,000. What is the city’s deficit?
-$4,000,000
If it is 65º F outside and the temperature will drop 3º per hour for the next 4 hours, how cold will it get?
53º F
The elevation of Mt. Everest is 29,028 feet. The elevation of the Dead Sea is –485 feet. What is the difference in the elevation between Mt. Everest and the Dead Sea?
29513 ft
Josie has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55, what will Josie’s balance be?
-$8
A gamer’s score was –120 after a penalty. They earned +75 points and then lost 30 points. What is the final score?
-75
While watching a football game, Lin decided to list yardage gained as positive integers and yardage lost as negative integers. After these plays, Lin recorded 14, –7, and 9. What was the net gain or loss?
16 yards
It will be – 12º C tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25º warmer by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow?
13º C
A scuba diver swam 96 feet beneath the surface of the lake. He then ascends up 49 feet. What is his depth now?
-47 ft
A company’s quarterly profit was –$45,000 (a loss). The next quarter was –$15,000. How much did the loss change between quarters?
+30,000
A dart game awards +12 points for a hit in the bullseye and −8 points for hitting outside the scoring ring. If a player hits +12, −8, −8, +12, what is the total score?
+8
Pythagoras was born about 582 BC. Isaac Newton was born in 1643 AD. How many years apart were they born.?
2225 years
The average temperature at the South Pole is – 45º F. The average temperature on the Equator is 92º F. How much warmer is the average temperature on the Equator than at the South Pole?
137º F
A submarine is at –320 feet. It rises 140 feet, then descends 65 feet. Where is the submarine now?
-245 Feet
A small business had a $2,400 budget but spent $3,150. What integer represents the deficit?
-750
In a video game, a player loses 15 health points from an enemy attack, then gains 25 health points from a potion, and finally loses 40 more from a trap. What is the total change in health points?
-30 points
The local movie theater reported losses of $475 each day for three days. What was the loss for the three days?
-$1,425
The freezing point of water is 32º F. Tim added potassium and found out that the freezing point went down by 8º F. What was the freezing point of the water with the added potassium ?
24º F.
A mountain cabin sits at 6,200 feet. A nearby valley is 1,450 feet below sea level (–1,450). What is the elevation difference?
7650 ft
A bank account has a balance of −$32 (overdraft). A deposit of $120 is made and three checks of $18 each clear. What is the resulting balance?
$34
In a board game, you move forward 12 spaces, then backward 18 spaces, and then forward 7 spaces. Where do you end up compared to where you started?
Forward 1
The school parking lot sign shows 42 available spots. During an event 58 cars arrive and 13 leave. What is the final count of available spots (use negative if over capacity)?
-3