Worksheetsintegers word problems
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 53mins
Mt. Everest is 29,028 feet above sea level. The Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level. What is the different between these two elevations?
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In Buffalo, NY, the temperature was -14 degrees in the morning. If the temperature dropped 7 degrees, what is the temperature now?
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A submarine was situated 800 feet below sea level. If it ascends 250 feet, what is its new position?
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Maggie owes the candy store $35. Each of her 5 friends will help her pay off her debt. How much will each friend pay?
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**HINT HINT - we're talking MONEY here!**
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Lilly bought 4 pairs of blue jeans at $32 each. How much money did she pay the clerk?
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** HINT HINT - she is GIVING her money away **
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Nathan ended round one of a quiz with 200 points. In round two, he scored -300 points and in the third round, he gained 200 points. What was his total score at the end of the third round?
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In an online practice test, Jack scores 18 points for the questions he answered correctly and gets -2 points for each incorrect answer. Jack answered 3 questions incorrectly. How many points did Jack score?
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Bryan works as an underwater photographer. He starts at a position that is 15 feet below sea level. He rises 9 feet, then descends 12 feet to take a photo of a coral reef. What is his current depth?
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Ashley’s account is credited with $48 and then debited with $80. What is her balance?
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Jose earned 80 points in a video game. He lost 30 points, earned 97 points, then lost 50 more points. What is his final score in the video game?
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Maggie owes the candy store $35. Write this situation as an integer.
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(-8) + (-2)
-10
-6
6
10
1 - (-7)
8
-6
-8
6
-5 - (-6)
1
-1
-11
11
9 - ( - 7)
16
2
-2
-16
-5+2
3
-3
-7
7
-4 - 7
11
3
-11
-3
-3 + 8
5
-5
11
-11
7 and -7 are
Opposites
Absolute values
Ms. Wood's favorite numbers
positive integers
A shark is swimming 45 feet below the surface of the ocean. A fish is swimming 13 feet below the shark. How far below the surface of the water is the fish?
-58 feet
58 feet
32 feet
-32 feet
The temperature was 98 degrees last Friday. Wednesday it was 24 degrees cooler. Which expression represents the relationship in the temperature between Friday and Wednesday?
(-98) + (-24)
-98 + - 24
98 + 24
98 + (-24)
In City A the temperature between 8 am and 9 am was - 12 degrees. It increased 8 degrees between 9 am and 10 am. What was the temperature at 10 am?
4 degrees
-4 degrees
20 degrees
-20 degrees
Miranda's ice cream was - 32 degrees when she started eating. She got a phone call and stopped eating to talk on the phone. The ice cream had warmed by 17 degrees when she returned. What value represents the temperature change of the ice cream after the phone call?
15 degrees
17 degrees
-15 degrees
-17 degrees
A submarine was 1250 meters below the surface of the water. It rose 750 meters. What value represents its position relative to the surface after rising?
-500 meters
500 meters
750 meters
1250 meters
A bird was flying 60 feet above the ocean. It dove down to the surface of the ocean to catch a fish and returned to its original position. What value represents the change in altitude of the bird?
-0 feet
-60 feet
60 feet
0 feet
The outside temperature is -3 degrees and falling at a rate of 2 degrees per hour. What will the temperature be in 5 hours?
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Clark made four of his truck payments late and was fined four late fees. The total change to his savings from late fees was -$40. How much was one late fee?
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Jan received -22 points on her exam. She got 11 questions wrong out of 50 questions. How much was Jan penalized for each wrong answer?
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A pebble falls into a pond. From the surface, it descends at a rate of 2 feet per second. Where is the pebble in relation to the surface of the pond after 5 seconds?
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The outside temperature is -20 degrees and rising at a rate of 5 degrees per hour. How long will it be before the temperature reaches 0 degrees?
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Jim was recovering in the shade from a walk in the hot desert. His temperature dropped 2 degrees each hour for two hours. What was the total change in his temperature?
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Allen's score in a video game was changed by -75 points because he missed some targets. He got -15 points for each missed target. How many targets did he miss?
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Louisa's savings changed -$9 each time she goes bowling. In all, it changed by -$99 during the summer. How many times did she go bowling in the summer?
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An elephant at the zoo lost 24 pounds over 6 months. The elephant lost the same amount of weight each month. Write an integer that represents the change in the elephant's weight.
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A diver is at an elevation of -18 feet relative to sea level. The diver descends to an undersea cave that is 4 times as far from the surface. What is the elevation of the cave?
-72
-22
-18
-14
The football team lost 4 yards on two plays in a row. Which of the following could represent the change in field position?
-12
-8
-6
-2
Clayton climbed down 50 meters. He climbed down in 10-meter intervals. In how many intervals did Clayton make his climb?
5
10
40
500
Which expression results in a negative answer?
a negative divided by a negative
a positive divided by a negative
a negative multiplied by a negative
a positive multiplied by a positivew
Clara played a video game before she left the house to go on a walk. She started with 0 points, lost 6 points 3 times, won 4 points, and then lost 2 points. How many points did she have when she left the house to go on the walk?
-20
-16
12
20
Bella pays 7 payments of $5 each to a game store. She returns one game and receives $20 back. What is the change to the amount of money she has?
(a)
Ron lost 10 points seven times playing a video game. He then lost an additional 100 points for going over the time limit. What was the total change in his score?
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Ned took a test with 25 questions. He lost 4 points for each of the 6 questions he got wrong and earned an additional 10 points for answering a bonus questions correctly. How many points did Ned receive or lose overall?
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Mr. Harris has some money in his wallet. He pays the babysitter $12 an hour for 4 hours of babysitting. His wife gives him $10, and he puts the money in his wallet. By how much does the amount in his wallet change?
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You play a game where you score -6 points on the first turn and on each of the next three turns. What is your score after those four turns?
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The temperature in a potter’s kiln dropped 760 degrees in 4 hours. On average, how much did the temperature drop per hour?
-190
764
756
-3040
