Integers Whole Numbers Answers Word Problems

While hiking, Sandra went up 120 meters. If Sandra started at 800 meters above sea level, what is her elevation now?

• -680

• 920

• 680

• -920

At sunrise, the outside temperature was 1° below zero. By lunch time, the temperature rose by 17° and then fell by 4° by night. What was the temperature at the end of the day? 

• 14°

• 13°

• 12°

• 11°

When adding a NEGATIVE number and NEGATIVE number,  your result will be...

• Positive

• Negative

• The sign of the larger absolute value

• The sign of the smaller absolute value

Jose earned 50 points in a video game. He lost 40 points, earned 87 points, then lost 30 more points. What is his final score?

• 67

• 57

• 33

• 207

What do you call a set of whole numbers and their opposites? 
Example: 
-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3

• difference

• sum

• integers

• opposites

What is the opposite of a number called? 
Example: 
-5 and +5

• integer

• additive inverse

• absolute value

• difference

What do you do when you are adding integers with different signs? 

• (-) and keep sign of smaller number

• (-) and keep sign of larger number

• (+) and keep sign of smaller number number

• (+) and keep sign of larger number 

The temperature dropped 3 degrees every hour for six hours.  How much did the temperature drop in all?

• -18

• 9

• 18

• -9

Melody had to make a visit to the bank because her account was overdrawn by $32.  After making a deposit of $100, Melody was now happy that she had some money. How much money did she have after making the deposit?

• $100

• -$78

• $68

• $32

The temperature drops 2°F each hour. What is the total change in temperature after 12 hours?

• -24

• 26

• 24

• -26