Mastering Integer Word Problem Strategies

The video tutorial focuses on solving integer word problems, particularly those involving temperature and elevation differences. It uses visual aids like thermometers to explain concepts such as absolute value and distance. The tutorial includes various examples, such as calculating temperature differences between cities, understanding the impact of low temperatures on bacteria, and solving problems involving a monkey's movement and elevation differences. The video emphasizes drawing pictures to visualize problems and applying mathematical operations like addition and subtraction to find solutions.

If the temperature in City A is -25 degrees and in City B is 75 degrees, what is the temperature difference between the two cities?

• 25 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 50 degrees

• 75 degrees

Katie cools one sample of bacteria to -51 degrees Celsius and another to -76 degrees Celsius. What is the temperature difference between the two samples?

• 15 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 20 degrees

• 35 degrees

A monkey is 25 feet above the ground, swings up 10 feet, climbs up 6 feet, and then jumps down 13 feet. How far is the monkey from the ground now?

• 41 feet

• 28 feet

• 31 feet

• 25 feet

If a monkey climbs up 10 feet from 25 feet above the ground, then climbs another 6 feet, and finally jumps down 13 feet, what is its final position?

• 41 feet

• 28 feet

• 25 feet

• 31 feet

If the temperature at noon is 8 degrees and it drops by 15 degrees by midnight, what is the temperature at midnight?

• 15 degrees

• -7 degrees

• 7 degrees

• -15 degrees

The elevation of a basement floor is -12 feet and the roof is 32 feet. What is the total distance from the roof to the basement floor?

• 44 feet

• 20 feet

• 12 feet

• 32 feet

If the temperature drops from 8 degrees to -7 degrees, what is the total change in temperature?

• 7 degrees

• 14 degrees

• 8 degrees

• 15 degrees

Mount Everest is 29,028 feet above sea level and the Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level. What is the difference in elevation between these two points?

• 31,000 feet

• 28,000 feet

• 27,716 feet

• 30,340 feet

If the temperature in Buffalo, NY is -14 degrees in the morning and it drops by 7 degrees, what is the new temperature?

• -7 degrees

• -21 degrees

• 7 degrees

• 21 degrees

A submarine is 700 feet below sea level and an airplane is 10,300 feet above sea level. What is the difference in elevation between the submarine and the airplane?

• 11,300 feet

• 10,000 feet

• 10,700 feet

• 11,000 feet