Integers Word Problems

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

• 450

• -450

• 1150

• -1150

A company loses $780 as a result of a shipping delay. The six owners of the company must share the loss equally. Write an integer to show the profit for each owner.

• -$13

• $13

• -$130

• $130

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

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

• -89

• 81

• 89

• -81

During a 12-hour period, the temperature dropped 48º F. What integer represents the change in temperature each hour?

• -576º F

• 4º F

• 576º F

• -4º F

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

• -346

• -74

• -19

• 74

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

At 3:00 A.M., the temperature was −12℉. At 11 A.M., the temperature was 35℉. What integer represents the change in temperature?

• -47

• 23

• -23

• 47

Taylor drew 4 integer cards from a deck. Her results are shown. What integer represents the sum of her cards?

• 66

• 12

• 14

• 26