Negative and Positive Integers Word Problems

Ashley has -20 dollars and Tim has 2 dollars and Bella has 10 dollars and Lizzy has -10 dollar what would the answer be if they were put least to greatest on the number line

• 2,10,-10,-20

• 2,-20,10,-10

• 10,-20,-10,2

• -20,-10,2,10

bob has 10 bears and ben has 11 less than bob and nick has 6 less than ben how much does nick have

• -6

• -7

• 0

• -10

What is the opposite of -3?

• 3

• 0

• -1/3

• 1/3

Which situation could the integer -50 represent?

• An increase of $50 in a bank account

• The temperature on a warm spring day

• The distance driven on the way to the beach

• A decrease of 50 employees

The temperature on Sunday was -15^o C.  The temperature on Monday was 12 degrees less than the temperature on Sunday.  What was the temperature on Monday? 

• -27^o C

• 27^o C

• -3^o C

• 3^o C

A diver was 40 feet below the surface of the water. A fisherman was casting off a dock right above the diver that was 12 feet above the surface of the water. How far apart are the diver and the fisherman?

• 28 feet

• -28 feet

• 52 feet

• -52 feet

The quotient of two negative integers is ​ (a)   negative.

• sometimes

• always

• never

When dividing two numbers with DIFFERENT signs...

• Your answer takes the sign of the bigger number

• You can't divide

• Your answer is positive

• Your answer is negative

Joe is playing a game with a regular die. If the number that turns up is even, he will gain 5 times the number that comes up. If it is odd, he will lose 8 times the number that comes up. He tosses a 3 and a 6. Express the total points Joe gains as an operation of integers.

• 6 x 5 + 3 x (-8)

• 6 x (-8) + 3 x 5

• 6 x 5 - 3 x (-8)

• 6 x 8 - 3 x 5

The temperature drops 2°F each hour. What is the total change in temperature after 12 hours?

• -24

• 26

• 24

• -26