Sum (+) of Integers
Word Problems
Find the Difference (-)
Vocabulary
Absolute Value
Strategies
100

Find the sum 

(+4)+(+20)

24

100

A football team loses 5 yards on one play and then loses 8 yards on the next play.  How many yards did they lose on the two plays?

They lost 13 yards

-13

100

3 - (-9) =

12

100

What are opposites?

A negative number and its positive 

100

Evaluate |-48|?

48

100

What do KFC or KCC stand for?

K- keep the first number

F/C - Flip or change subtraction for addition

C- change the sign of the second number

200

-12 + 5 =

=-7

200

You park in a garage 3 floors below ground level.  Then you get in the elevator and go up 12 floors.  What floor do you get off the elevator?

9th floor

200

-19 - ( 15) =

-34

200

What is absolute value?

The number away from zero

200

What are two numbers whose absolute value is 32?

32, -32

200

Subtraction is the same as adding the... 

Opposite

300

-16 + (-17) =

-33

300

Stephanie has $152 in the bank. she withdraws $20 then deposits $84 in an addition expression to represent this situation find the sum.

216

300

71 - (-14) =

85

300

When you find a sum you are ________.

When you find the difference you are _____________.

Adding

Subtracting

300

Evaluate -|12|

-12

300

When using a number line, which way do you face when you are adding? What about subtracting? 

Which direction do you walk in when you are adding/subtracting a negative?

Positive, Negative, backwards

400

-5 - 19 + 5 =

-19

400

You are 5 dollars in debt. You borrow 12 dollars more. What is the total amount of your debt?

You owe 17 dollars

(-17)

400

-14 - (14) =

-28

400

What is an Integer?

A whole number that can be negative or positive

400

-5 ____-10

>  Greater than

400

When adding numbers with the same signs, what do you do with the absolute values? 

Add the absolute values and keep the sign. 

500

-8+(-4)+12

0

500

An airplane takes off and then climbs 2500 feet. After 20 minutes, the airplane descends 150 feet.  What is the airplane's current height?

2350 ft.

500

-32 - (-14) =

-18

500

What is an additive inverse?

Two numbers that when added together equal 0 because they are opposites.

500

Put in order from least to greatest


|-2|, 10, -4, 3

-4, |-2|, 3, 10

500

When adding numbers with different signs, what do you do with the absolute values? 

Subtract the absolute values and take the sign of the larger absolute value.