Integer Word Problems

Front

What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Front

What is the absolute value of a number?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, always expressed as a positive value.

Front

How do you find the difference in temperature between two locations?

Back

Subtract the lower temperature from the higher temperature.

Front

What does it mean to have a net change in elevation?

Back

Net change in elevation is the total change in height after considering all upward and downward movements.

Front

If a dolphin is 23 feet underwater and rises 8 feet, what is its new position?

Back

The dolphin is now 15 feet underwater.

Front

What is the formula to calculate net change in a series of movements?

Back

Net change = Total upward movements - Total downward movements.

Front

If the temperature in California is 85 degrees and in Nebraska is -4 degrees, how do you calculate how much warmer it is in California?

Back

Calculate the difference: 85 - (-4) = 89 degrees.

Front

What is the significance of negative numbers in word problems?

Back

Negative numbers often represent values below a reference point, such as below sea level or below zero temperature.

Front

How do you represent a temperature drop of 4 degrees?

Back

You can represent it as -4 degrees.

Front

What is the result of adding a positive integer and a negative integer?

Back

The result depends on the absolute values; if the positive integer is larger, the result is positive, and if the negative integer is larger, the result is negative.