Temperature
When Ayaan woke up, his body temperature was 102º F. Two hours later it was 3º lower. What was his temperature then?
99º F
You start on the 10th floor. You then go down 6 floors. What floor are you on now?
4th Floor
You have $150. Your friend borrows $73. How much money do you have now?
$77
A scuba diver swam 96 feet beneath the surface of the lake. He then climbs up 49 feet. What is his depth now?
-47 feet or 47 feet beneath the surface
5-3
2
It is 5º outside and the temperature will drop 17º in the next six hours. How cold will it get?
-12º
You are on the 5th floor. You travel 8 floors down to the below ground parking garage. What floor did you stop at?
-3 (3 floors below ground)
You have $40. You want to buy a $53 pair of shoes. How much money do you need?
$13
A diver was swimming at a depth of 28 feet below sea level. He then dove 35 feet further. What is his new depth relative to sea level?
-63 feet or 63 feet below sea level
Change this into an addition problem:
5 - (-3)
5 + 3
It will be – 12º tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25º warmer by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow?
13º
You start at the 2nd floor and then go down 6 floors into the underground parking lot. What floor are you at now?
4 floors below ground or -4th floor
Dunia has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55, what will Dunia's balance be?
$-8
A mountain climber starts at 28 feet above sea level. He stopped and had lunch and then climbed another 40 feet. He decided it was getting too dark, so he descended 37 feet to have dinner. At what elevation did he eat dinner?
31 feet
Solve:
4 - (-6)
10
The record high January temperature in Austin, Texas is 90o F. The record low temperature is -2o F. Find the difference between the high and low temperatures.
92o F
An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?
14th Floor
Your bank account has $25. You spend $36 on your credit card. What is your new balance?
$-11
A seal is swimming in the ocean 5 feet below sea level. It dives down 12 feet to catch some fish. Then, the seal swims 8 feet toward the surface with its catch. What is the seal's final elevation relative to sea level?
-9 feet or 9 feet below sea level
Solve:
-4 - 7
-11
The temperature on a winter night was -23o F. The temperature rose by 5o F when the sun came up. When the sun set again, the temperature dropped by 7o F. Find the temperature after the sun set.
-25o F
The elevator starts at level 0. It rises 6 floors. Then rises 4 more. Then goes down 3 floors. Then down 11 floors. Finally, it goes up 6 floors. Where does the elevator stop?
2nd floor
Rufaida has a checking account. On Monday she writes a $160 check for groceries. Then she deposits $125. Finally, she withdrew $40 to buy gas. What was the total change in the amount in Rufaida's account?
-$75 or the account decreased by $75
Ms. Chaggar and Mr. Street are scuba diving.
Mr. Street started out 10 feet below the surface. He descended 18 feet, rose 5 feet, and descended 10 more. Then he rested.
Ms. Chaggar started out 5 feet below the surface, then she descended 20 feet, rose 5 feet, and descended another 18 feet. Then she rested.
Which person rested at the deepest elevation?
Ms. Chaggar
Solve:
2 - (-4) + 4
*HINT: Go left to right.
10