Integer Word Problems

A plane is flying at 26,294 feet. To avoid turbulence, it decreased in altitude by 7,395 feet. At what altitude is the plane now flying?

Tim had $362 in his bank account. He spent $54 then made a deposit of $82. How much money does Tim have in his bank account?

Henry starts the day with $30. He and his sister go to the fair. He pays for his own admission of $10, but fails to notice that $15 falls out of his wallet while he is paying. His sister lends him $10 so that he can still enjoy the fair. Write the equation that illustrates his day's financial events.

• 30 - 10 - 5 + 10 =

• 30 - 15 + 10 =

• 30 - 10 - 15 + 10 =

• 30 + 10 - 15 =

A company loses $780 as a result of a shipping delay. The six owners of the company must share the loss equally. Write an integer to show the profit for each owner.

• -$13

• $13

• -$130

• $130

Sonia went on a diving trip. On one of her dives, she descended 3 feet every minute for 5 minutes. How many feet below sea level was Sonia after 5 minutes?

• -3 x 5 = 15 ft.

• -3 x 5 = -15 ft.

• 3 + -5 = -2 ft

• 5 + -3 = 2 ft.

A game show contestant starts a game by answering three questions incorrectly.  Each incorrect answer costs the contestant $900.  What integer would represent the point total for the contestant?

• $2700

• $300

• -$2700

• -$300

As a cold front passed through Temple, the temperature changed steadily over 6 hours.  Altogether it change -18 degrees.  What was the change in temperature each hour for the 6 hours?

• -18 ÷ 6 = -3 degrees

• 18 ÷ 6 = 3 degrees

• 18 + 6 = 24 degrees

• 18 - 6 = 12 degrees

You have $90 in your checking account then you have the following transactions

-You spend $35 on a movie ticket

-your earned $55 babysitting

-your give $15 to a friend

-you receive $45 from your grandparents for your birthday

Part B: You make another withdrawal that brings your total to deductions to $139. How much was the last deduction?

Cara monitors a snail in her aquarium. She notes that this morning it crawled 1" up the glass. A few hours later, it crawled another 2" up the glass. Later, it crawled 4" down the glass. How far is the snail from where it started?

• below where it started

• 3" above where it started

• 1" above where it started

• 2" below where it stared

Some number added to 5 is equal to -11. What is that number?

• 11

• -15

• 6

• -16