Solving Integer Word Problems with T-charts

This video tutorial helps students solve word problems involving integers. It covers various scenarios, including gambling outcomes, sea levels of submarines and dolphins, account balances, and changes in temperature and elevation. The video emphasizes the use of positive and negative numbers to represent gains and losses, and guides students through organizing and calculating these values using tables and charts.

Lucky went to Las Vegas with $50, lost $21.30, and then lost another $40. Did he end up a winner or loser, and by how much?

• Winner by $20

• Loser by $20

• Loser by $30

• Winner by $30

If Lucky went to Las Vegas with $100, lost $60, won $130, and then lost $50, how much did he end up with?

• $20

• $30

• $50

• $40

A submarine starts 20 feet below the surface, goes up 10 feet, descends 50 feet, and then ascends 30 feet. What is its final position?

• 20 feet below the surface

• 10 feet below the surface

• 40 feet below the surface

• 30 feet below the surface

A dolphin starts 40 feet below the surface, dives 10 feet, descends 25 feet, and then ascends 12 feet. What is its final position?

• 53 feet below the surface

• 75 feet below the surface

• 63 feet below the surface

• 40 feet below the surface

Jim's account balance is $45. He deposits $12, withdraws $20, and writes a check for $15. What is his new balance?

• $22

• $32

• $12

• $45

If an account starts with $70, deposits $27, withdraws $35, and writes a check for $12, what is the final balance?

• $70

• $40

• $60

• $50

The temperature starts at -8 degrees, rises by 10 degrees, and then decreases by 12 degrees. What is the final temperature?

• -8 degrees

• -12 degrees

• -6 degrees

• -10 degrees

Vivian starts on the 8th floor, rises 6 floors, descends 9 floors, and then drops another 2 floors. What floor is she on?

• 6th floor

• 5th floor

• 4th floor

• 3rd floor

A climber is 15 feet below a bridge, climbs 8 feet, drops 2 feet, and then rises 5 feet. Where is the climber now?

• 4 feet below the bridge

• 5 feet below the bridge

• 6 feet below the bridge

• 3 feet below the bridge

If a climber is 15 feet below a bridge, climbs 10 feet, drops 5 feet, and then rises 7 feet, where is the climber?

• 4 feet below the bridge

• 1 foot below the bridge

• 2 feet below the bridge

• 3 feet below the bridge