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

Find the sum 

4+16 = 

20

100

Adding Integers:   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 

200

-12 + 5 =

=-7

200

Adding Integers: 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

Who is Mrs. Heath's favorite Marvel character?

A) Rocket Racoon

B) Groot

C) Spider-man

D) Iron-Man

Groot

300

-16 + 17 =

1
300

Stephanie has $15 in the bank. She deposits 20 dollars into her account. Use an equation to represent this situation and find the sum.

15 + 20 = 35

300

71 - (-14) =

85

300

When you find a sum you are ________.

When you find the difference you are _____________.

Adding

Subtracting

400

-5 + (-13) = 

-18

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

Adding a negative is the same as...

A) subtracting a positive

B) adding a positive

C) subtracting a negative

A

500

-8+(-4) = 

-12

500

Subtracting Integers: One morning in Cullowhee, the temperature was 19 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature over night reached -5 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the total change between the morning temperature and the night temperature?

24 degrees

500

-18 - (-14) =

-4

500

subtracting a negative is the same as...

A) adding a positive

B) subtracting a positive

C) Adding a negative

A