Integers Word Problems

Front

What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Front

What does it mean to add integers?

Back

Adding integers means combining their values. If both are positive, you add normally. If both are negative, you add their absolute values and keep the negative sign.

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What does it mean to subtract integers?

Back

Subtracting integers means finding the difference between their values. You can think of it as adding the opposite.

Front

What is the result of -4 - 7?

Back

-11

Front

How do you find the final score in a series of point changes?

Back

Start with the initial score, add points earned, and subtract points lost.

Front

If Jose earned 50 points, lost 40, earned 87, and lost 30, what is his final score?

Back

67

Front

What is elevation?

Back

Elevation is the height of a point above sea level.

Front

If Sandra started at 800 meters and went up 120 meters, what is her new elevation?

Back

920 meters.

Front

What does it mean when the temperature is below zero?

Back

It means the temperature is colder than the freezing point of water.

Front

If it is -1°F and it gets 3 degrees colder, what is the new temperature?

Back

-4°F.