Adding and Subtracting Integers

What is the definition of absolute value?

• The distance a number is to zero

• A positive number

• A number that has a value with a different sign

Evaluate: |-12|

• 12

• -12

• 0

• 1.2

What is the opposite of -5?

• -5

• 0

• 5

• -0

• Adding (13+(-6))

• Adding the opposite (13+6)

• Subtracting (13-6)

How would -9 -(-5) look like as an addition problem?

• -9 + (-5)
• 9 + 5
• -9 + 5
• 9 + (-5)

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

I had $-25 in my account.  I deposited $70 into my account.  How much money do I have now?

• $105
• $-45
• $45
• -$105

1.  Rosa was hiking near the Dead Sea.  She began her hike at an elevation of -600 feet and ended the hike at 92 feet. What was the change in her elevation?

• she hiked up 508 feet
• she hiked down 508 feet
• she hiked up 692 feet
• she hiked down 692 feet

2.  Elaine was rock climbing.  She began her climb at an elevation of 100 feet below ground level, then hiked up 500 feet. What is her elevation now?

• 600 feet about ground level
• 600 feet below ground level
• 400 feet above ground level
• 400 feet below ground level

4.  The temperature in the afternoon was -2°C.  The temperature at night was -33°C.  What is the change in temperature?

• the temperature increased 35°C
• the temperature decreased 35°C
• the temperature increased 31°C
• the temperature decreased 31°C