Sum (+) of Integers
Word Problems
Find the Difference (-)
Assorted Integer Problems
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 =

-6

100

-3 + 1 =

-2

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

-5 - 3 = 

-8

300

-16 + 17 =

1
300

Adding Integers: Stephanie has $15 in the bank. She deposits 4 dollars into her account. How much does she have in her bank now?

15 + 4 = $19

300

-14 - 14 = 

-28

300

When a negative sign is to the right of an addition sign like 5 + (-1) it is really a _________ problem.

A) subtraction

B) addition

A) subtraction

400

-5 + (-13) = 

-18

400

Subtracting Integers:  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

-10 - (-3) = 

-7

400

When a negative sign is next to the right of a subtraction sign like 6 - (-2) it is really a ______ problem. 

A) subtraction

B) addition

B) addition

500

-8 + (-4) + 1 = 

-11

500

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

24 degrees

500

-18 - (-14) - 2 = 

-6

500

-23 - 1 - (-6) = 

-18