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6 x (-4)

What is -24?

100

The temperature drops 4°C every hour for 6 hours. Represent the change as multiplication and find the total change in temperature.

What is (-4) x 6 = -24?

100

7× ? = −35

What is -5?

100

You owe your friend $5. If you owe this amount to each of 6 friends, what integer represents your total debt?

What is -$30?

100

Is -9 x -4 positive or negative?

What is 'positive'?

200

(-7) x (-8)

What is +56?

200

A submarine descends 8 metres every minute. How far has it descended after 7 minutes?

What is -56m? 

OR

What is it descended 56m?

200

? x (-9) = 72

What is -8?

200

An elevator moves down 7 floors each trip. If it makes 8 trips downward, what is the total change in floors?

What is -56 floors?

200

Complete the equation.

(-6) x ? = 42

What is -7?

300

(-12) x 9

What is -108?

300

A bank account is charged a $12 fee each day for 5 days. What is the total change to the account?

What is -$60?

OR

What is "the account lost $60"?

300

(-12) x ? = -84

What is +7?
300

A video game gives you −15 points for each incorrect answer. The game also gives you 10 points for each correct answer. You get 6 answers wrong and 4 correct. What is your total change in score?

What is -50 points?

300

Which is greater?

A. (-8) x 6

B. (-5) x (-10)

What is B, 50?

400

(-15) x (-6) x (+2)

What is +180?

400

A football team gains 6 yards on each of 9 plays. They then lose 12 yards on the next play. What is the team's total change in field position?

What is +42 yards?

OR

What is "they gained 42 yards"?

400

? x (-6) = 90

What is -15?

400

A stock's value changes by −$12 per day for 7 days. After that, the value changes by +$15 per day for 4 days. What is the total change in value?

What is -$24?

400

A mystery number is multiplied by −7 and the result is −63. What is the mystery number?

What is +9?

500

(-8) x (-7) x (-3) x 2

What is -336?

500

A hiker's elevation changes by −15 m every minute for 8 minutes. Then, the hiker reverses direction and gains 10 m per minute for 3 minutes. What is the hiker's net change in elevation after the whole 11 minutes?

What is -90m? 

OR

What is "they lost 90m"?

500

(-4) x ? x (-5) = -140

What is -7?

500

I am a negative integer.
When you multiply me by -9, the answer is 72.
Now multiply me by −4.

What is my final product?

What is +32?

500

Find two possible missing integer combinations to make the statement true:

? x (-6) x ? = -120

What is:

-2 and -10

-4 and -5

-1 and -20