Equations with Negatives and Positives

Joseph played a card game and was dealt the cards shown above. His score will be the sum of the cards. What is Joseph's score?

• 5

• -5

• 8

• -8

Sandra is playing a trivia game. On her first turn she lost 75 points. On her second turn, she lost 35 points. On her third turn, she scored 100 points. What is Sandra's score after three turns?

• 10 points

• 0 points

• -135 points

• -10points

An elephant at the zoo lost 30 pounds over six months. If the elephant lost the same amount of weight each month, which integer represents the monthly weight loss?

• -5

• 5

• -24

• 24

Which expression is NOT equivalent to -20?

• -20/-1

• -5-15

• (-10)(-2)

• 20+(-21)

A diver is 50 ft below sea level. Which integer correctly represents the situation?

• 50 ft

• 0 ft

• -50 ft

• 30 ft

Mr. Sloan is charged $3 each day he is late paying his cable bill. Which integer represents the amount Mr. Sloan will owe if he is 9 days late paying his cable bill?

• -3

• 27

• 3

• -27

Four equations are listed above. Which is NOT true?

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Which integer problem is modeled by the picture?

• 8-6= -2

• -8+6=2

• -6+(-8)= -2

• -8-(-6)= -2

Before he left the house to go on a walk, Curtis played a video game. He started with 0 points, lost 8 points 3 different times, won 4 points and then lost 2 points. How many points did he have when he left for his walk?

• -22

• -6

• 30

• 12

What is the rule for adding integers with different signs?

• Negative plus negative = positive

• Add and keep the sign of the bigger number

• Subtract and keep the sign of the number with the greater absolute value

• Positive plus negative = negative