STORY PROBLEMS WITH INTEGERS

When Steve woke up, his temperature was 102° F. Two hours later it was 3° lower. What was his temperature then?

• 99° F

• 100° F

• 95° F

• 98° F

An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?

• 14th floor

• 16th floor

• 13th floor

• 12th floor

A deep-sea exploring ship is pulling up a diver at the rate of 25 feet per minute. The diver is 200 feet below sea level. How deep was the diver 10 minutes ago?

• -450 feet (450 feet below sea level)

• -300 feet (300 feet below sea level)

• -250 feet (250 feet below sea level)

• -100 feet (100 feet below sea level)

If it is 5° outside and the temperature will drop 17° in the next six hours, how cold will it get?

• -12°

• -22°

• -8°

• 12°

• -$8

• $8

• $102

• $0

Joe is playing a game with a regular die. If the number that turns up is even, he will gain 5 times the number that comes up. If it is odd, he will lose 10 times the number that comes up. He tosses a 3. Express the results as an integer.

• -30

• 15

• -15

• 30

It will be –12° tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25° warmer by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow?

• 13°

• -37°

• 25°

• -1°

How much warmer is the average temperature on the Equator than at the South Pole?

• 137° F

• 50° F

• 200° F

• 20° F

Felix reported that the coldest day on record for his town was five times colder than yesterday’s temperature, –4° C. What was the temperature of the coldest day on record in Felix’s town?

• -20° C

• -8° C

• -16° C

• -4° C

What is the difference in the elevation between Mt. Everest and the Dead Sea?

• 29,513 feet

• 15,000 feet

• 10,000 feet

• 35,000 feet