Quiz 2: Integer Word Problems

Cara monitors a snail in her aquarium. She notes that this morning it crawled 1" up the glass. A few hours later, it crawled another 2" up the glass. Later, it crawled 4" down the glass. How far is the snail from where it started?

• 1" below where it started

• 3" above where it started

• 1" above where it started

• 2" below where it stared

Henry starts the day with $30. He and his sister go to the fair. He pays for his own admission of $10, but fails to notice that $15 falls out of his wallet while he is paying. His sister lends him $10 so that he can still enjoy the fair. Write the equation that illustrates his day's financial events.

• 30 - 10 - 5 + 10 =

• 30 - 15 + 10 =

• 30 - 10 - 15 + 10 =

• 30 + 10 - 15 =

Karen opens a credit account to purchase a new bed. She makes a down payment of $200 on a $1,000 bed. What is her financial situation?

• Karen owes $600 on her bed.

• Karen owes $1000 on her bed.

• Karen owes $200 on her bed.

• Karen owes $800 on her bed.

At midnight, the temperature was 30 degrees. By 6:00 a.m, it had dropped 5 degrees, and by noon, it had increased by 11 degrees. What was the temperature at noon? 

• 36 degrees

• 27 degrees

• 39 degrees

• 16 degrees

From the top of a mountain to the floor of the valley below is 4,392 feet. If the valley is 93 feet below sea level, what is the height of the mountain?

• 4,485 feet

• 4,299 feet

• 4,537 feet

• 4,297

A submarine is 500 feet below sea level. A hot air balloon is 8,550 feet above sea level. The submarine fires a missile at the hot air balloon. How far will the missile have to travel from the submarine to the hot air balloon?

• 9,050 feet

• 8,530 feet

• 8,050 feet

• 9,160 feet

A diver is located 150 feet below sea level. The diver descends 30 feet. What is the diver's new location?

• 50 feet above sea level

• 130 feet below sea level

• 100 feet below sea level

• 180 feet below sea level

At 6am in Buffalo, the temperature was -13 degrees. By noon, the temperature was 27 degrees. How much did the temperature change?

• 23 degree change

• 14 degree change

• 40 degree change

• 32 degree change

A shark is swimming at 430 feet below sea level. The shark descends 90 feet and then ascends 300 feet. What is the sharks new location?

• 220 feet below sea level

• 640 feet below sea level

• 127 feet below sea level

• 342 feet below sea level

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

• -89
• 81
• 89
• -81