Add and Subtract Integer Word Problems

Front

What is the result of adding a negative number to a positive number?

Back

The result is less than the positive number.

Front

How do you represent a temperature decrease in mathematical terms?

Back

By subtracting the decrease from the original temperature or adding a negative value.

Front

What is the mathematical expression for '9 minus negative 6'?

Back

9 + 6.

Front

If the temperature is -12 degrees and it increases by 8 degrees, how do you calculate the new temperature?

Back

Add 8 to -12, resulting in -4 degrees.

Front

What does a negative balance in a bank account indicate?

Back

It indicates that the account is overdrawn or that the account holder owes money.

Front

How do you find the total depth of an object below the surface when given two depths?

Back

Add the two depths together, considering their negative values.

Front

What is the result of subtracting a negative number from a positive number?

Back

The result is greater than the positive number.

Front

How can you express a temperature that is cooler than another temperature?

Back

By subtracting the cooler temperature from the warmer temperature.

Front

What is the formula to calculate a new balance after a fee is applied to a negative balance?

Back

New balance = Current balance - Fee.

Front

If a shark is at -45 feet and a fish is 13 feet below the shark, how do you find the fish's depth?

Back

Add -45 and -13 to get -58 feet.