Adding Integers Word Problems

Front

What is the sum of 9 and -22?

Back

9 + (-22) = -13

Front

What does -15 degrees represent in the context of temperature change?

Back

It represents a decrease in temperature by 15 degrees.

Front

How do you express a temperature that is 24 degrees cooler than 98 degrees?

Back

98 + (-24)

Front

If the temperature starts at -1° and rises by 17°, what is the new temperature?

Back

-1 + 17 = 16°.

Front

How far below the surface is a fish swimming 13 feet below a shark that is 45 feet below the surface?

Back

-45 - 13 = -58 feet.

Front

What is the result of adding two negative integers, -9 and -22?

Back

-9 + (-22) = -31.

Front

What does it mean when the temperature is described as 1° below zero?

Back

It means the temperature is -1°.

Front

If the temperature rises from -32 degrees by 17 degrees, what is the new temperature?

Back

-32 + 17 = -15 degrees.

Front

What is the expression for a temperature that is 24 degrees warmer than 74 degrees?

Back

74 + 24.

Front

What is the overall change in temperature if it goes from 12° to -3°?

Back

12 + (-3) = 9°.