Multiply/Divide negatives (word problems)

A gamer loses 2 ½ health points per round for 4 rounds. What is the change in health points that are lost in total?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A video game character loses 120 coins after being defeated. If the loss is split evenly among 4 teammates, how many coins does each teammate lose?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A soccer team scores 2 ½ points each game because of penalties over 5 games. How many points did they gain or lose altogether?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A playlist shortens by 2 ¼ minutes per song after editing. If 6 songs are edited, what is the total CHANGE in time cut?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A musician spends ¾ hour per day not practicing when they were supposed to, for 8 days. How many hours of practice were missed?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A middle schooler owes 45 ½ dollars for online purchases. If this debt is shared evenly across 7 weeks of allowance, how much comes out of each week’s allowance?

A student owes 3 ½ dollars per chore when chores are skipped (a deduction). If 10 chores are skipped, how much money is lost?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A phone’s battery DRAINS 1 ⅔% per minute while gaming. If gaming lasts 12 minutes, what’s the total CHANGE in battery percentage?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A content creator loses 4 ½ followers per day over 7 days. How many followers are lost in total?

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1