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

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

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

The first play of a football game resulted in a loss of 12 yards.  Then a penalty resulted in another loss of 5 yards.  What is the total loss or gain?

• a gain of 7 yards
• a loss of 7 yards
• a gain of 17 yards 
• a loss of 17 yards

The temperature on Sunday was -15^o C.  The temperature on Monday was 12 degrees less than the temperature on Sunday.  What was the temperature on Monday? 

• -27^o C
• 27^o C
• -3^o C
• 3^o C

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

A submarine was situated 800 feet below sea level. If it ascends 350 feet, what is its new position?

• 450
• -450
• 1150
• -1150

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

A football team lost 5  yards on  4 consecutive plays.  What is the total change in yards from where the team started?

• 9 yards
• 20 yards
• -20 yards
• -1 yards

A parachuter falls from an altitude of 4500 yards to 1500 yards over 3 minutes. What is his average distance fallen over the three minutes?

• 1500 yards per minute

• -1500 yards per minute

• 1000 yards per minute

• -1000 yards per minute