Adding Positives and Negatives
Subtracting Positives and Negatives
Word Problems
Middle School in 2006
100
5+(-7)
-2
100
15-(-3)
18
100
Mr. Douma is hiking. He starts at 200 feet below the trailhead and hikes a vertical distance of 850 feet. What is his ending elevation relative to the trailhead?
650 feet above the trailhead
100
We used to have to hide our headphone cords in our hoodies to listen to this music player during class
iPod Nano
200
-270+340
-70
200
-5-7
-12
200
At midnight the temperature is -6 degrees C. At midday the temperature is 9 degrees C. By how much did the temperature rise?
15 degrees
200
"Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" popularized the motto said with this fist bump. Everyone was saying it in 2006
Shake and Bake
300
( − 3 ) + 5 + ( − 6 )
-4
300
-12+4-(-7)
-1
300
Andre has $37 in his bank account and writes a check for $87. After the check has been cashed, what will the bank balance show?
-50 dollars
300
This artist brought "SexyBack" in 2006 which was a popular middle school dance song.
Justin Timberlake
400
-3.46+2.75
-.71
400
10.25-12.38
-2.13
400
Ms. Navarette had $8 in her account. She spent $15 at the store, then found $3 on the ground. What is her ending balance?
-4 dollars
400
I had really slow internet at home, but it was still enough to participate in AOL IM and stay in touch with my friends all night long. What does AOL IM stand for?
America Online Instant Messenger
500
-2/3+4/5
2/15
500
(-5)+4/5-(-2 1/2)
-9 19/20
500
You buy some thing for 5 dollars. If you give the cashier m dollars, write an expression equal to the difference.
m-5
500
Mr. Faris spent many hours playing this Xbox 360 game, set in the fantasy region of Cyrodill. In college, he would also spend a lot of time playing it's sequel which was set in Skyrim.
