Adding and Subtracting Integers from Word Problems

The temperature at 6:00 A.M. was -15°C The temperature increased 2°C per hour. What was the temperature at 8:00 A.M.?

• -11°C

• -13°C

• -12°C

• -17°C

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

In Buffalo, New York, the temperature was -14°F in the morning. If the temperature dropped 7°F, what is the temperature now?

• 7°F
• -21°F
• 21°F
• -7°F

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A submarine was situated 800 feet below sea level. If it ascends 250 feet, what is its new position?

• -550 feet
• -1050 feet
• 550 feet
• 1050 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

In the Sahara Desert one day it was 136°F. In the Gobi Desert a temperature of -50°F was recorded. What is the difference between these two temperatures?

• -186°F
• 86°F
• 186°F
• -86°F

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

 A soccer team is having a car wash. The team spent $55 on supplies. They earned $275, including tips. The team’s profit is the amount the team made after paying for supplies. Write a sum of integers that represents the team’s profit.

• -55 + 275 = -220
• none
• 55 + 275 = 220
• -55 + 275 = 220

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

At 2pm, the temperature was 15 degrees. By midnight, the temperature dropped by 30 degrees. What is the temperature at midnight?

• 45 degrees
• -45 degrees
• 15 degrees
• -15 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

What is the opposite of 68.5?

• -69
• -68.5
• 78
• 68 

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

What is |99|?

• -99
• 99

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The temperature at 6:00 was 9 degrees below zero.  The temperature dropped to 11 degrees below zero at 8:00. What is the difference between temperatures? 

• 18 degrees
• 20 degrees
• 2 degrees
• 0 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The high temperature Monday was 4 degrees. The low temperature was -7 degrees. What is the difference between the high and low temperatures?

• 3 degrees
• 12 degrees
• 11 degrees
• 10 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C