Math Practice Problems - Integers In Word Problems

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Integers In Word Problems - Sample Math Practice Problems

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Complexity=2

Solve.

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Complexity=1

Solve.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	Mrs. Bautista has a bank balance of -42 dollars at the start of the month. After she deposits 6 dollars, what is the new balance?	$
Solution The starting balance is -42. Depositing money means adding money to the account. Equation: -42 + 6

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	A hike starts at an elevation 30 meters below sea level and ends at a point 9500 meters higher than the starting point. How high would you be at the end of the hike?	meters
Solution The starting point is 30 meters below sea level, or -30. The ending point is 9500 meters higher than the starting point. 'Higher' implies addition. Equation: - 30 + 9500

Complexity=2

Solve.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	At sunrise, the outside temperature was 1° below zero. By lunch time, the temperature rose by 17° and then fell by 4° by night. What was the temperature at the end of the day?	°
Solution The starting temperature is 1° below zero, or -1°. Later, the temperature rose, or went up, by 17°. Then, the temperature fell, or went down, by 4°. Equation: -1° + 17° - 4°

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	A submarine hovers at 240 meters below sea level. If it descends 160 meters and then ascends 390 meters, what is its new position?	meters
Solution The starting elevation is 240 meters below sea level, or -240. Descending, or going down, by 160 meters means -160. Ascending, or going up, by 390 meters means 390. Equation: - 240 + (- 160) + 390

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