Sum (+) of Integers
Word Problems
Find the Difference (-)
Properties
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 property is demonstrated by the following example?


3 + 5 = 5 + 3

Commutative Property of Addition

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 property is demonstrated by the following equation?


2 * 3 * 5 = 5 * 3 * 2

Commutative Property of Multiplication

300

-16 + (-17) =

-33

300

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

216

300

71 - (-14) =

85

300

What property is demonstrated below?


a(b + c) = ab + ac

Distributive Property
400

-5 + (5) - 19 =

-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 property is demonstrated below?


a + (b + c) = a + (c + b)

Commutative Property of Addition

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 property is demonstrated by the following example (associative, commutative, or both)?


(7 + 3) + 2 = 2 + (3 + 7)

Both