Understanding Division with Negative Numbers in Word Problems

A store is having a sale where each item is discounted by -$15. If a customer buys 3 items, how much total discount do they receive?

• -$45

• -$15

• -$60

• -$30

A temperature dropped from 5 degrees to -3 degrees. What is the change in temperature per day if this drop occurred over 4 days?

• 1 degree per day

• -1 degree per day

• -3 degrees per day

• -2 degrees per day

A gardener is planting flowers in a row. If he has -24 flowers and wants to plant them in groups of 6, how many groups can he plant?

• 0

• 2

• -6

• 4

A car travels -120 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car in miles per hour?

• 30 miles per hour

• -60 miles per hour

• -40 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

A bank account has a balance of -$200. If $50 is withdrawn, what will the new balance be?

• -$250

• -$100

• $0

• -$150

A student scored -12 points in a game. If he played 4 games, what was his average score per game?

• -2

• -4

• 0

• -3

A factory produced -60 units of a product over 5 days. How many units did it produce on average per day?

• -12

• -15

• -8

• -10

A mountain climber descends -150 feet over 5 hours. What is the average descent per hour?

• -30 feet per hour

• -25 feet per hour

• -40 feet per hour

• -50 feet per hour

A negative balance of -$90 is shared equally among 3 friends. How much debt does each friend have?

• -$30

• -$10

• -$20

• -$40

A cyclist travels -45 miles in 3 days. What is the average distance traveled per day?

• -20 miles per day

• -10 miles per day

• 15 miles per day

• -15 miles per day