Word Problems
Mrs. Oakes owes Mrs. Acheson $20 for grammar lessons. What is an integer that represents the amount of money Mrs. Oakes owes?
-20
-3 + 5
2
1/2 + 1/4
3/4
1.2 + 3.4
4.6
Mrs. Cleary owes Mrs. Smith $7 from borrowing her favorite sombrero over the weekend. Mrs. Cleary gets her $10 paycheck for the week and pays Mrs. Smith out of it. How much money does Mrs. Cleary now have?
-3 sombreros
Just joking.... $3
22 + -19
3
3/7 + 1/9
34/63
10.5 + 12.25
22.75
The temperature in Anchorage Alaska was -4 degrees Celsius on Monday. By Friday, it dropped 3 degrees. What was the temperature on Friday?
-7 degrees Celsius
-876 + 249
-627
-2/5 + -1/3
-11/15
-1.5 + -1.2
-2.7
In Qaanaaq (Thule), the second most northerly town in the world, located on the north-west coast, at a distance of just 1,300 km (800 mi) from the North Pole, the average temperature goes from -25 °C in February to 5 °C. How many degrees is the change in temperature?
30°C
11 + -15 + -11 + 15
0
-5/6+ 2/3
-1/6
-7.8 + 3.4
-4.4
Balance my checkbook for October! Here are my numbers:
-$13.50, $20.75, $30, -$9.50
$27.70
(10 + -4) + -14
-8
-7 8/9 + 3 5/6
-4 1/18
-10.45 + 11.6
1.15