Rational Numbers Word Problems

In his garden Tim plants a tomato seed 5¼ inches below the ground. After one month the tomato plant has grown a total of 11½ in. How many inches is the plant above the ground?

• 16¾ inches
• 6½ inches
• 6¼ inches

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Mrs. Byrne is at her house. She gets in her car and drives north 3.4 miles and stops at Target. Then she turns around and drives south 6.1 miles to go to Mrs. Mangini's house. How far is Mrs. Byrne's house from Mrs. Mangini's house?

• 9.3 miles
• 2.7 miles
• 3.3 miles

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Which of these situations can be represented by the opposite of 4?

• You climb up 4 flights of stairs.
• You walk down 4 flights of stairs.
• The temperature rises 4⁰F.
• A plant grows 4 inches taller.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

A worker in a silver mine descends 60 feet. Use an integer to represent the change in the worker's position.

• 60
• −60 feet
• 60 feet
• −60

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Find the sum of   5 + (−4)

• 9
• −9
• 4
• 1

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

⅗+(−⅕)=

• ⅖
• −⅖
• ⅘

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The temperature on a cold winter day starts out at 10 degrees, but it drops rapidly 24 degrees due to a strong cold front moving in.  What is the current temperature?

• 14
• 34
• -14
• -34

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A sprinkler was -8 feet below ground level. Mr. S has a machine that digs - 2 feet at a time. How many digs does he need to make in order to reach the sprinkler?

• 4
• -4
• 16
• -16

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A submarine is 150 below sea level while an airplane is 375 above sea level.  What is the difference between the height of the submarine and the airplane?

• -525
• 525
• 325
• -325

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A room is 3.4 m wide and 2.6 m long. What is the perimeter of the room?

• 6 m
• 6 m²
• 12 m
• 12 m²

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CCSS.4.MD.A.3