Solving Integer Word Problems Effectively

Which of the following words has a positive connotation?

• Debt

• Drop

• Borrow

• Save

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If the temperature in Buffalo was -14 degrees and it dropped by 7 degrees, what is the new temperature?

• -14 degrees

• -21 degrees

• -7 degrees

• 7 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A submarine is 800 feet below sea level. If it ascends 250 feet, what is its new position?

• 1050 feet

• -550 feet

• -1050 feet

• 550 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

How long did the Roman civilization last if it began in 509 BC and ended in 476 AD?

• 476 years

• 509 years

• 1000 years

• 985 years

An elevator is on the 20th floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is it on now?

• 16th floor

• 9th floor

• 14th floor

• 20th floor

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Josie has $47 in her checking account. If she writes a check for $55, what will her balance be?

• $55

• $8

• -$55

• -$8

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Emma rolls a 3 on a die. If she loses 10 times the number that comes up, what is her result?

• -3

• -30

• 30

• 3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Lin recorded yardage gains and losses as 14, -7, and 9. What is the net gain or loss?

• -16 yards

• 7 yards

• 16 yards

• -7 yards

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A scuba diver swam 96 feet beneath the surface and then climbed up 49 feet. What is his new position?

• 96 feet

• 47 feet

• -96 feet

• -47 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The average temperature at the South Pole is -45 degrees, and at the equator, it is 92 degrees. How much warmer is the equator?

• 137 degrees

• 92 degrees

• 47 degrees

• 45 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C