Adding and Subtracting Integers: Real-World Challenges

A submarine is 30 meters below sea level. If it rises 15 meters, what is its new position relative to sea level?

• 30 meters below sea level

• 0 meters relative to sea level

• 15 meters above sea level

• 15 meters below sea level

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

A temperature dropped from 5 degrees to -3 degrees. How many degrees did it drop?

• 6 degrees

• 10 degrees

• 8 degrees

• 4 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A bank account has a balance of -$50. If $20 is deposited, what is the new balance?

• -$50

• $20

• -$30

• $0

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A hiker climbs 200 meters up a mountain and then descends 50 meters. What is the hiker's elevation change from the starting point?

• 100 meters

• 200 meters

• 150 meters

• 250 meters

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A football team lost 7 yards on one play and gained 12 yards on the next. What is the total yardage change?

• 5 yards

• -5 yards

• 10 yards

• 4 yards

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A roller coaster starts at a height of 40 feet and drops to -10 feet. How much did it drop?

• 30 feet

• 50 feet

• 40 feet

• 60 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A diver is at a depth of 25 feet and swims up 10 feet. What is the diver's new depth?

• 30 feet

• 15 feet

• 5 feet

• 20 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A car's speed decreases from 60 mph to 45 mph. What is the change in speed?

• 15 mph

• 25 mph

• 10 mph

• 20 mph

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A student scored -5 points on a test and then scored 15 points on the next test. What is the total score?

• 5

• 20

• -10

• 10

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A mountain climber is at an altitude of 1500 meters and descends 600 meters. What is the climber's new altitude?

• 1800 meters

• 900 meters

• 300 meters

• 1200 meters

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C