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

Find the sum 

4+16 = 

20

100

If you're running a relay race and each lap is out 100 feet (+100) and back 100 feet (-100). Where do you end the race relative to where you started?

0 feet

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) =

6

100

What are opposites?

A negative number and its positive 

200

-12 + 5 =

=-7

200

The temperature fell 35 degrees overnight. By 9:00 am it was back up 25 degrees and by 12:00 it was down another 10 degrees. What was the temperature at 12:00?

-20 degrees

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

-10 - 15 =

-25

200

What is absolute value?

The number away from zero

300

-16 + 17 =

1
300

IF you are standing in the middle (at 0) and someone walks 15 feet to your right and someone walks 15 feet to your left how far apart are the two people that walked away?

30 feet

300

Stephanie has $215 in the bank. She deposits 65 dollars into her account.  She spends $100 on groceries.  What is the total of her account after the changes?

215 + 65 + (-100) = $180

300

71 - (-46) =

117

300

When you find a sum you are ________.

When you find the difference you are _____________.

Adding

Subtracting

400

-5 + (-13) = 

-18

400

A whale is swimming 50 feet below the surface of the water.  Its start to breach the water. At its peak, the whale reaches 35 feet above the water. What is the total distance between the whale's ascent?

85 feet

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 does it mean to make a zero pair?

When you add one positive and one negative.

500

-8+(-4) = 

-12

500

Below are temperatures in the morning and during the day in different locations.

Spain: Morning: 15 degrees

Afternoon: 55 degrees

Sahara Desert: Morning: 10 degrees

Afternoon: 117 degrees

Charlotte: Morning: 35 degrees

Afternoon 63 degrees


Which location had the smallest change in temperature?

Charlotte

500

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?

20 degrees

500

-18 - (-115) =

97

500

subtracting a negative is the same as...

A) adding a positive

B) subtracting a positive

C) Adding a negative

A