PROBLEMS 2.

PROBLEMS WITH INTEGER NUMBERS

Read carefully and solve.

1. When Steve woke up. His temperature was 102º F. Two hours later it
was 3º lower. What was his temperature then?

2. An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up

5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?

3. A deep-sea exploring ship is pulling up a diver at the rate of 25 feet per

minute. The diver is 200 feet below sea level. How deep was the diver
10 minutes ago?

4. If it is 5º outside and the temperature will drop 17º in the next six hours,
how cold will it get?

5. Josie has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55,
what will Josie’s balance be?
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6. Joe is playing a game with a regular die. If the number that turns up is
even, he will gain 5 times the number that comes up. If it is odd, he will
lose 10 times the number that comes up. He tosses a 3. Express the
results as an integer.

7. It will be – 12º tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25º warmer

by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow?

8. The average temperature at the South Pole is – 45º F. The average

temperature on the Equator is 92º F. How much warmer is the average
temperature on the Equator than at the South Pole?

9. Felix reported that the coldest day on record for his town was five times
colder than yesterday’s temperature, –4º C. What was the temperature of
the coldest day on record in Felix’s town?

10. The elevation of Mt. Everest is 29,028 feet. The elevation of the Dead
Sea is –485 feet. What is the difference in the elevation between Mt.
Everest and the Dead Sea?
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11. A scuba diver swam 96 feet beneath the surface of the lake. He then
climbs up 49 feet. What is his depth now?

12. The temperature was –3º C last night. It is now –4º C. What was the
change in temperature?

13. While watching a football game, Lin Chow decided to list yardage
gained as positive integers and yardage lost as negative integers. After
these plays, Lin recorded 14, –7, and 9. What was the net gain or loss?

14. Pythagoras was born about 582 BC. Isaac Newton was born in 1643
AD. How many years apart were they born.?

15. Sonny has $75 to spend. The purchase he wants to make requires $93.
If he borrows the extra money that he needs, how much does he need to
borrow?

16. Two golfers completed one round of golf. The first golfer had a score
of +6 and the second golfer had a score of –3. How many more shots
did the first golfer take?
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17. What is the balance as a result of having a credit of $84 and a debit of
$29?

18. The freezing point of water is 32º F. Tim added potassium and found
out that the freezing point went down by 8º F. What was the freezing
point of the water with the added potassium ?

19. The city’s budget is $8,000,000. The city actually spends $12,000,000.
What is the city’s deficit?

20. The local movie theater reported losses of $475 each day for three days.
What was the loss for the three days?
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Integer Word Problems

1. Cara monitors a snail in her aquarium. She notes that this morning it crawled 1” up the glass. A few hours
later it crawled another 2” up the glass. Later, it crawled 4” down the glass. How far is the snail from where it
started?

2. Henry starts the day with $30. He and his sister go to the fair. He pays for his own admission of $10,but fails
to notice that $15 falls out of his wallet while he is paying. His sister lends him $10 so that he can still enjoy the
fair. Write the equation that illustrates his day’s financial events.

3. Karen opens a credit account to purchase a new bed. She makes a down payment of $200 on a $1,000 bed.
What is her financial situation?

4. Felicia owes her Dad $5.00. She earns $12.00 doing chores. How much did Felicia receive after her Dad took
out what she owed him?

5. An elevator started at the first floor and went up 18 floors. It then came down 11 floors and went back up 16.
At what floor was it stopped?

6. At midnight, the temperature was 30° F. By 6:00 a.m., it had dropped 5° and by noon, it had increased by
11°. What was the temperature at noon?

7. Some number added to 5 is equal to -11. Find the number.

8. From the top of a mountain to the floor of the valley below is 4,392 feet. If the valley is 93 feet below sea
level, what is the height of the mountain?

9. During one week, the stock market did the following: Monday rose 18 points, Tuesday rose 31 points,
Wednesday dropped 5 points, Thursday rose 27 points and Friday dropped 38 points. If it started out at 1,196 on
Monday, what did it end up on Friday?

10. An airplane started at 0 feet. It rose 21,000 feet at takeoff. It then descended 4,329 feet because of clouds.
An oncoming plane was approaching, so it rose 6,333 feet. After the oncoming plane passed, it descended 8,453
feet, at what altitude was the plane flying?

11. Some number added to -11 is 37. Divide this number by -12. Then, multiply by -8. What is the final
number?

12. Jim decided to go for a drive in his car. He started out at 0 miles per hour (mph). He then accelerated 20
mph down his street. Then, to get on the highway he accelerated another 35 miles per hour. A car was going
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slow in front of him so he slowed down 11 mph. He then go off the highway, so he slowed down another 7
mph. At what speed is he driving?
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Create Your Own Word Problems

Directions: You will be creating your own integer word problems for each operation listed below. After writing out your word
problem, you must write out a number representation of it and solve for the answer. A picture representation is also needed. BE
CREATIVE! The most creative word problems may be selected and put in the next quiz!

Addition Subtraction
Word Problem: Word Problem:

Number Representation: Picture Representation: Number Representation: Picture Representation:

Multiplication Division
Word Problem: Word Problem:

Number Representation: Picture Representation: Number Representation: Picture Representation: