Adding and Subtracting Integers

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

The temperature on a cold winter day starts out at 10 degrees, but it drops rapidly 24 degrees due to a strong cold front moving in.  What is the current temperature?

• 14
• 34
• -14
• -34

What equation is modeled?

• 6 + -6 = -6
• -6 + 6 = 12
• 6 + -12 = -6
• -12 + 6 = -6

Which problem does not have a sum of (-4)?

• (-9) + (-5)
• 3 + (-7)
• (-9) + 5 
• (-3) + (-1)

When you add opposites, what do you get?

• 0
• A negative number
• Attraction
• You cannot add opposites

On the first play of a game, a running back gained 7 yards. On the next play, he lost 19 yards. Find the change in yards in the two plays. 

• 26 yards
• -26 yards
• 12 yards
• -12 yards

Which of the answers show the subtraction problem correctly rewritten as an addition problem?
−8 − 5

• 8 + 5
• 8 + (−5)
• −8 + 5
• −8 + (−5)

Which of the answers show the subtraction problem correctly rewritten as an addition problem?
7 − 12

• 7 + 12
• 7 + (−12)
• −7 + 12
• −7 + (−12)

Who rewrote their subtraction problem correctly as an addition problem?

• Shannon
  7 − (−3)
  7 + (−3)
• Peter
  −5 − 4
  − 5 + 4
• Aaliyah
  −6 − (−1)
  −6 + (−1)
• Tyrone
  −2 − 8
  −2 + (−8)

At 2pm, the temperature was 15 degrees. By midnight, the temperature dropped by 30 degrees. What is the temperature at midnight?

• 45 degrees
• -45 degrees
• 15 degrees
• -15 degrees