Integers Positive and Negative Numbers Word Problems

Bob lost 5 points on page one of his math test and he lost 9 points on page two of his math test.  Which equation best describes Bob progress on his math test?

• 5 + 9 = 14

• -5 + -9 = -4

• -5 + -9 = -14

• 5 + -9 = -4

It is -1°F   at Barb's house and 3 degrees colder where her uncle lives. What is the temperature at her uncles house?

• −2°F

• 2°F

• −4°F

• 4°F

(-8) + (-2)

• -10

• -6

• 6

• 10

- (-7)

• 8

• -6

• -8

• 6

A hiker starts at an elevation of 200 feet below sea level and hikes up to an elevation of 150 feet above sea level. What is the total change in elevation?

• 350 feet

• 50 feet

• -350 feet

• -50 feet

Which expression represents a temperature starting in the morning at 12 degrees below zero rising 14 degrees at noon, and falling 5 degrees that night?

• 12 + 14 + (-5)

• - 12 + 14 + 5

•  12 + (-14) + (-5)

• - 12 + 14 + (-5)

Subtracting a negative is the same thing as...

• Becoming more negative

• Adding a positive

• Becoming 0

• Impossibility

In a game, losing a round means you owe 5 points. If a player lost 3 rounds and then won a round earning 15 points, what is the player's score?

• 0 points

• 5 points

• -5 points

• 10 points

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

On a test, Avery lost 5 points for each of the 6 questions she got wrong but earned 10 points for answering the bonus question correctly. What integer represents her score if the maximum score was 100?

• 60

• 80

• 90

• 70