Exploring Integer Word Problems

What is the temperature at ground level if it is 0 degrees Fahrenheit one mile above the ground and the temperature drops 10 degrees for each mile of increase in altitude?

• 10 degrees Fahrenheit

• 0 degrees Fahrenheit

• -10 degrees Fahrenheit

• 20 degrees Fahrenheit

If the temperature is -20 degrees Fahrenheit three miles above the ground, what is the temperature four miles above the ground?

• -40 degrees Fahrenheit

• -30 degrees Fahrenheit

• -20 degrees Fahrenheit

• -10 degrees Fahrenheit

How much does the temperature decrease for each mile of increase in altitude?

• 15 degrees Fahrenheit

• 20 degrees Fahrenheit

• 5 degrees Fahrenheit

• 10 degrees Fahrenheit

If the temperature is -10 degrees Fahrenheit two miles above the ground, what is the temperature three miles above the ground?

• -10 degrees Fahrenheit

• -30 degrees Fahrenheit

• 0 degrees Fahrenheit

• -20 degrees Fahrenheit

A diver drops from an airplane 15 feet above sea level and dives 5 feet below sea level. What is the total distance traveled by the diver?

• 20 feet

• 15 feet

• 25 feet

• 10 feet

What is the absolute value of -5?

• 0

• -5

• 10

• 5

If a diver travels from 15 feet above sea level to 5 feet below sea level, how can this be represented using absolute values?

• |-15| + |5|

• |15| + |5|

• |15| - |5|

• |15| + |-5|

A village is 30 feet below sea level and a mountain is 1000 feet above sea level. What is the difference in height between the village and the mountain?

• 970 feet

• 1030 feet

• 1000 feet

• 1035 feet

How can the difference in height between a village 30 feet below sea level and a mountain 1000 feet above sea level be calculated?

• 1000 + (-30)

• 1000 - 30

• 1000 + 30

• 1000 - (-30)

What is the absolute value of -30?

• 30

• -30

• 60

• 0