Numerical Problems
What is the result of 5+(−3)?
2
You have 17 candies and eat 6. How many do you have left?
11
You start with 17 stickers, lose 6, and then find 9 more. How many do you have now?
20 stickers
A temperature starts at 3 degrees Celsius, drops 16 degrees, and then increases 24 degrees. What is the final temperature?
11 degrees
What does descend mean? Is it represented as negative or positive?
To go down. Negative
If you start with −2 and subtract 7, what is the result?
-9
The temperature drops from 33 degrees to −5 degrees. What is the change in temperature?
38 Degrees
You owe 97 dollars, pay back 43, and then borrow another 20. How much do you owe now?
$74
A truck has 92 gallons of fuel. It uses 31 gallons and then refills 12 gallons. How much fuel is left?
73 gallons
What does compute mean?
To solve
Calculate - 4 - 6?
-10
If you have a bank balance of −25 dollars and you deposit 43, what is your new balance?
$18
You have 21 books and give away 5, then receive 88 more. How many books do you have?
104 books
Clarissa had $53 in her bank account. After buying a pair of shoes, her bank account balance is -$18. How much did the shoes cost?
$71
What does withdrawal mean? Is it represented as negative or positive?
To take money out. Negative
What is 7 + (-19)?
-12
You lose 87 points in a game and then gain 121. What is your final score?
34
If you start on the ground floor and climb 15 floors and then descend 12, how many floors will you have to climb to be on the 7th floor?
4 floors
A diver is 18 meters below sea level and then descends 56 more meters. How far does the diver have to swim to return to sea level?
74 meters
What does ascend mean? Is it represented as negative or positive?
To go up. Positive
Find the result of -11 - (-13)
2
A submarine is at −38 meters and rises 27 meters. What is its new depth?
-11 meters
The temperature at 9am is −12 degrees. It then rises 5 degrees every hour for 3 hours. What is the temperature at noon?
3 degrees
A man bought a horse for $50 and sold it for $63. He then bought the horse back for $70 and sold it again for $55. What was the financial outcome of these transactions?
Loss of $2
What does deposit mean? Is it represented as negative or positive?
To put money in. Positive