Math Word Problems on Integers

Ryan is in a submarine 210 meters below sea level, he ascends 136 meters. What is Ryan’s new elevation?

• -346

• -74

• -19

• 74

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

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

• -89
• 81
• 89
• -81

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

A game show contestant starts a game by answering three questions incorrectly. Each incorrect answer costs the contestant $900. What integer would represent the point total for the contestant?

• $2700

• $300

• -$2700

• -$300

The temperature drops 15^o over the course of 5 hours. What is the average change in temperature over the 5 hours?

• 3 degrees per hour

• -3 degrees per hour

• 10 degrees per hour

• -10 degrees per hour

On a test, Avery lost 5 points for each of the 6 questions she got wrong but earned 10 points for answering the bonus question correctly. What integer represents her score if the maximum score was 100?

• 60

• 80

• 90

• 70

Ella is playing a game. In the game, she gains 10 points two times, loses 15 points three times, and then gains 4 points. What integer represents her score?

• -21

• -69

• -29

• 69

Tiffany withdrew $20 on fourteen different occasions from her bank account. After the fourteen transactions, what integer represents the change to her bank account balance?

• $280

• -$140

• -$280

• -$200

Ayanna hiked down a hill for 20 minutes. Over the course of her hike, her elevation changed by −300 feet. What integer represents her change in elevation each minute?

• -280

• -15

• -6000

• -150