integer word problems

If it is 85 degrees in California and -4 degrees in Nebraska, how many degrees warmer is it in California? 

• -89
• 81
• 89
• -81

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

What is the expression that matches this situation?
Robbie went parasailing. His sail reached 141 feet. It descended 22 feet before staying in the same place for 10 minutes. What was the height that it stayed in for 10 minutes?

• 163 feet
• 119 feet
• -191 feet
• 19 feet

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

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.

• -9 + (-22) = -13
• 9 + (-22) = 13
• 9 + (-22) = -13
• none

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

A diver was 40 feet below the surface of the water. A fisherman was casting off a dock right above the diver that was 12 feet above the surface of the water. How far apart are the diver and the fisherman?

• 28 feet
• -28 feet
• 52 feet
• -52 feet

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

The temperature drops 2°F each hour. What is the total change in temperature after 12 hours?

• -24
• 26
• 24
• -26

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

In Buffalo, New York, the temperature was -14°F in the morning. If the temperature dropped 7°F, what is the temperature now?

• -7°F
• -21°F
• 7°F
• 21°F

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6

An elevator went up 15 floors, down 9 floors, up 11 floors, and down 19 floors. Find the net change.

• 13
• 3
• -2
• -4

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

At the Springfield Golf Tournament, the leaderboard shows Preston's score as 7 on the front nine and ^-6 on the back nine. What was Preston's total score for the rounds?

• -2
• 2
• -1
• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Mr. Oles has a bank balance of -42 dollars at the start of the month. After he deposits 6 dollars, what is the new balance? 

• -48 dollars
• -36 dollars
• -34 dollars
• 7 dollars

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

A roller coaster begins at 90 feet above ground level. Then it descends 105 feet. Find the height of the coaster after the first descent.

• 195 feet
• 15 feet
• -5 feet
• -15 feet

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6