Adding and Subtracting Integers word problems

Front

Define 'Negative Number'

Back

A number less than zero.

Front

A football team gained 9 yards on one play and then lost 22 yards on the next. Write a sum of integers to find the overall change in field position.

Back

9 + (-22) = -13.

Front

What does the word 'sum' mean?

Back

Add.

Front

The air temperature in the North Pole in the morning was 3 degrees Celsius. By 10:00am the temperature dropped 12 degrees. By noon the temperature had gone up 5 degrees. At 3:00pm the temperature went up 9 degrees. By nightfall the temperature had dropped 16 more degrees. What was the temperature at the North Pole at nightfall?

Back

-11 degrees.

Front

The temperature in the afternoon was -5°C. What is the temperature after it dropped 6 degrees?

Back

The temperature is -11°C.

Front

What is the result of adding two negative integers, for example, -3 + (-4)?

Back

The result is -7.

Front

What is the result of subtracting a negative integer from a positive integer, for example, 5 - (-3)?

Back

The result is 8.

Front

If the temperature is -10 degrees and it rises by 5 degrees, what is the new temperature?

Back

The new temperature is -5 degrees.

Front

What is the result of -7 + 2?

Back

The result is -5.

Front

If you have a debt of $15 and you pay back $5, what is your new debt?

Back

Your new debt is $10.