Adding Integer Story Problems

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

Bob lost 5 points on page one of his math test and he lost 9 points on page two of his math test.  Which equation best describes Bob progress on his math test?

• 5 + 9 = 14
• -5 + -9 = -4
• -5 + -9 = -14
• 5 + -9 = -4

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Negative number + Negative number = 

• postive number
• negative number
• zero

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

When adding integers, if the signs are the same you____

• subtract

• add

• multiply

• divide

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

If the signs are different, you will ____

• subtract

• add

• divide

• multiply

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Mr. Montgomery's football team is having a car wash. The team spent $55 on supplies. They earned $275. The team’s profit is the amount the team made after paying for supplies. Write a sum of integers that represents the team’s profit.

• -$55 + $275 = -$220

• They made nothing from the car wash.

• $55 + $275 = $330

• -$55 + $275 = $220

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Larry has $150 in his bank account. He deposits $27 and then writes a check for $96 and a check for $31. How much money is now in his account?

• $304

• $50

• $-4

• $112

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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.7.NS.A.1C

A butterfly is 6 feet above sea level. It flies 45 up until a hungry bird chases the butterfly 49 feet down. Where is the butterfly compared to where it started?

• 2 feet above sea level
• 2 feet below sea level
• 100 feet above sea level
• 10 feet below sea level

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Jack and Jill are going up a hill. They walk 15 feet up. Then Jack drops the bucket so they have to chase it 12 feet down. After getting the bucket, they sprint up the hill 5 feet because of a swarm of bees. Jill then decides she is too tired to make the rest of the trip. How far did they make it?

• 32 feet
• 8 feet
• 22 feet
• -2 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3