Quiz about Positive and Negative Numbers in Context

Question 1

Which of the following are considered positive numbers? Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

2

Accepted Answer

$$2\frac{1}{3}$$

Accepted Answer

Answer

0

Answer

-14

Question 2

The elevation of New Orleans is -0.3 meters.

What does an elevation of -0.3 meters represent in this situation?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans is 0.3 meters below sea level.

Answer

New Orleans is 0.3 meters above sea level.

Answer

New Orleans is at sea level.

Answer

None

Question 3

Which of the following situations can be represent with 2.

Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

an increase of 2 inches in height

Accepted Answer

a gain of 2 pounds

Accepted Answer

a rise of 2 feet

Answer

a debt of $2

Answer

a decrease of 2 degrees

Question 4

The elevation of 5 locations on Earth are given. Which of these locations can be represented with a negative number. Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Lake Eyre in Australia is 12 meters below sea level.

Accepted Answer

Death Valley is about 200 feet below sea level.

Answer

Santa Fe, New Mexico, is located at about 7000 feet in altitude.

Answer

Columbus, Ohio, has an elevation of about 800 feet.

Answer

Mt. Everest is the highest point on Earth at close to 9000 meters.

Question 5

On the Celsius scale, the freezing point of water occurs at zero. Which pair of numbers represents both above and below the freezing point?

Accepted Answer

$$5\degree C\ \ \ and\ -10\degree C$$

Answer

$$-10\degree C\ \ \ and\ -20\degree C$$

Answer

$$0\degree C\ \ \ and\ -10\degree C$$

Answer

$$20\degree C\ \ \ and\ \ \ 5\degree C$$

Question 6

How would a bank represent a deposit of $126.40 dollars?

Accepted Answer

126.40 dollars

Answer

-126.40 dollars

Answer

126.04 dollars

Answer

-126.04

Question 7

On a horizontal number line the left side of the number line is always

Accepted Answer

Negative.

Answer

Positive.

Answer

Neither positive nor negative.

Question 8

The weather person said that the temperature was "seventeen degrees below zero." How should this number be written?

Accepted Answer

$$-17\degree$$

Answer

$$-\frac{0}{17}\degree$$

Answer

$$\frac{0}{17}$$

Answer

$$17\degree$$

Question 9

Last month, Lisa's bank statement showed her balance was $109.32. This month, Lisa's bank statement shows her current balance is -$87.12.

What is the best description of Lisa's current balance?

Accepted Answer

Lisa overdrew her account by $87.12.

Answer

Lisa has $87.12 in her account.

Answer

Lisa has $109.32 in her account

Answer

Lisa overdrew her account by $109.32

Question 10

A football team is at the 25 yard line of the field. They are given a penalty of 5 yards. What integer can be used to represent the change in their position on the field?

Accepted Answer

-5

Answer

5

Answer

20

Answer

-20

Question 11

Which descriptions can be represented with a positive number?

Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

$400 dollars store credit

Accepted Answer

30 degrees Fahrenheit

Accepted Answer

12,000 foot high mountain

Answer

16 degrees less than 0

Answer

$6.32 overdrawn checking account

Question 12

Jaylin's credit card bill shows that she owes $200 to the bank. Which integer represents Jaylin's credit card balance after she pays the entire bill?

Accepted Answer

$0

Answer

-$200

Answer

$200

Answer

$400

Question 13

Isiah's credit card statement shows a debt of $385. What value would represent this situation, and why?

Accepted Answer

-$385; Isiah owes the credit card company.

Answer

-$770; Isiah owes the credit card company $385 and charges another $385.

Answer

$385; the credit card company owes Isiah.

Answer

$0; neither Isiah nor the credit card company owes each other.

Question 14

Students are studying different elevations of cities in the United States. Some cities are below sea level, some are above sea level, and some are at sea level.

Which integer would represent a city that is at sea level?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

-1

Answer

-0

Question 15

An airplane is flying at 20,000 feet above sea level, and a submarine is cruising at 1,200 feet below sea level. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

The airplane is 21,200 feet higher than the submarine.

Answer

The airplane is 18,800 feet higher than the submarine.

Answer

The submarine is -18,800 feet higher than the airplane.

Answer

The submarine is -21,200 feet higher than the airplane.

Question 16

Which of the following could you represent with the integer 95 ?

Accepted Answer

winning $95 in a contest

Answer

the opposite of 95

Answer

withdrawing $95

Answer

losing 95 pounds

Question 17

Which of the following situations could you represent with the integer -12 ? Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

12 feet below sea level

Accepted Answer

a decrease of 12 degrees in temperature

Answer

gaining 12 yards on a first down

Answer

parking on the 12th floor of a parking garage

Answer

the absolute value of -12

Question 18

A submarine is diving at a rate of 84 feet per minute. If the submarine begins diving from the surface of the water, what would be the submarine's depth after 7 minutes?

Accepted Answer

-588 feet

Answer

-91 feet

Answer

588 feet

Answer

91 feet

Question 19

Which situation would be best represented by a positive integer?

Accepted Answer

the elevation of a mountaintop

Answer

the depth of an inchworm in the dirt

Answer

the position of kayak floating on the surface in relationship to sea level

Answer

the coldest temperature ever recorded in Alaska

Question 20

Which situation cannot be represented by the integer 10 ?

Accepted Answer

A temperature decrease of 10 degrees

Answer

An elevation of 10 feet above sea level

Answer

A golf score of 10 over par

Answer

A bank deposit of $10

Question 21

The lowest point in Tennessee is along the shore at the Mississippi River; sea level. Which integer represents this elevation?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

+0

Answer

-0

Answer

507

Question 22

The quarterback for WHHS had a 15-yard loss and then a 20-yard gain. Which integer represents the yards gained?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

-15

Answer

-20

Answer

15

Question 23

The second lowest temperature in Mississippi, was 12 degrees below zero and was recorded on January 15, 1960 at Byhalia. Which integer represents this temperature?

Accepted Answer

-12

Answer

-60

Answer

-10

Answer

-15

Question 24

The highest temperature ever recorded in Georgia is 125 degrees above zero. This record high was recorded on July 15, 1920 at Collierville. Which integer represents this temperature?

Accepted Answer

125

Answer

-20

Answer

20

Answer

-125

Question 25

Choose all the situations that can be described with a negative number.

Accepted Answer

The Titanic rests at a depth of about 12,000 feet.

Accepted Answer

The world record for the deepest scuba dive is 1,083 feet.

Answer

The height of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan is 1,671 feet.

Answer

The world record for the highest base sum from a building is 2,205 feet above sea level.

Answer

The temperature of the photosphere of the Sun is approximately 5,505 degrees Celsius.

Question 26

What integers are less than 0?

Accepted Answer

Negative numbers

Answer

no numbers are less than 0

Answer

all numbers

Answer

positive numbers

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