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Name: _____________________________

Which of the following numbers below

are rational? Circle all that apply.
3.14

Represent 3+(2) using arrows on the

number line.

17.4281 -5

What -9.5
addition problem
is shown on the number line below?
-3.8271.
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Solution: ______________

What addition problem is shown below?

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______________________________
College: ___________________________

VOCAB: Draw a picture for each of the vocabulary words below:

Ascend

Deposit

Descend

Withdrawal

DEPOSIT
WITHDRAWAL
ASCEND
DESCEND
GAIN
LOWER
GAIN
LOSS
EARN
SPEND

UNDERGROUND
BELOW ZERO
ABOVE GROUND
RAISE
INCREASE
DECREASE
IN DEBT
to OWE money
LOSS
WARMER
COLDER

Date:

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

INTEGER WORD PROBLEMS:

1.) Edith owes her brother $10. Then, she earns $15 for babysitting. How
much money does she have now?

Addition problem:

OR

Example 2: The temperature in Minneapolis on the morning of January 1st was 5

degrees below zero. After the sun came up, the temperature rose by 12 degrees.
Then, the temperature decreased another 2 degrees when it got windy in the
evening. What was the final temperature?
Addition Problem

Check:

PARTNER PRACTICE:

Problem 1: The temperature in the morning started at -8 degrees. Then, the

temperature increased by 12 degrees. What is the new temperature?
Expression:

Solution:
Problem 2: A bottle was thrown into a lake, and sunk until it was 9 feet
underwater. Then, it rose 5 feet toward the surface of the water. What is the
bottles new position?
Expression:

Solution: ___________

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:

Mild

Solve each integer addition problem by drawing integer chips.

2.) Mikey is playing a video game. On the first level, he earns 6 points. Then, in the second round he lost

2 points. What is his score?

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3.) A scuba diver is 8 meters below sea level. Then, he ascends 3

meters. What is his current position?
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4.) The temperature was 8 degrees below zero in the morning, and then increased by 12
degrees. What is the new temperature?
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5.)The Minnesota Vikings lost 7 yards on the first play of the game. Then, they
game the ball to the running back, who gained 10 yards. What was their
change in yardage overall?
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6.) Yair had $4 in his bank account. Then he withdrew (took out) $10 from his bank account.
How much is in his bank account now?
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Medium

1. The temperature one morning in Buffalo was 12F. By the afternoon, the temperature had
risen 8F. What was the temperature in the afternoon? Show work using the number line to find
your answer.

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Answer: _______________________________________
2. At 2PM, the temperature in Alaska is 3F. At 8PM, the temperature had increased 12F.
What is the temperature at 8PM? Show work using the the number line to find your answer.

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Answer: _______________________________________
3. A jellyfish was 11 feet below sea level. It rose 19 feet. What integer represents the new
location of the jellyfish? Show work using number line to find your answer. Include an
expression that represents this scenario.
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Answer: _______________________________________

4.) A submarine was 15 km below sea level. It ascended 8 km. What is the new
depth of the submarine?

5.)

A football team loses 5 yards on one play and then loses 8 yards on the next play. Write an
addition expression that represents the change in position of the team for the two plays.
Then find the sum.

6.) Alex deposits $16 into his bank account. The next week, he wants to go see a movie so
he withdrawals $8.00. What is the current amount in his bank account?

7.) A hot air balloon rises 18 yards, then descends 5 yards. What is its current height?

8.) Juan earns $20. Then, he writes a check for $25. How much money does he have now?

Spicy

PRACTICE: SPICY
1.) One winter day the temperature starts at -15 , warms 12 degrees and then drops 4
degrees. What is the temperature at the end of the day?

2) You are $18 in debt. You borrow $24 more. Then, you earn $12. What is the total amount of
your debt?

3.) In 2002, Tiger Woods won the Masters GOLF Tournament. His scores were -2, -3, -6, and -1
for four rounds. What was his final score?

4) From 12F, the temperature increases 17 degrees, and then drops 28 degrees. What is the
current temperature?

5) The football team gained 4 yards on first down, lost 9 yards on second down, gained 7 yards
on third down, and lost 5 yards on fourth down. What integer represents the total gain or
loss.

6.

A scuba diver descends a depth of 52 ft, then goes down 24 ft. and finally ascends 35 ft.
What is her current depth in the water?

7.) An elevator went up 15 floors, down 9 floors, up 11 floors, and down 19 floors. What is the
net change of the elevator?

8) A football team gained 4 yards, lost 2 yards, gained 11 yards, lost 8 yards and then lost 9
yards. Find the net gain or loss.

9) During the day, the temperature in Nome, Alaska rose 35. The low temperature for the
day was 22F. What was the high temperature for the day?

PRACTICE: ATOMIC!!!!!
1) An airplane takes off, climbs 12,235 ft., and then descends 615 ft. What is the planes current
height?

2. The table below shows the scores for two teams playing a series of four card games. What
was each team's final score after four games?

Team 1
Team 2

Game 1
5
13

Game 2
8
11

Game 3
2
5

Game 4
7
14

3. A research team aboard an underwater research vessel descends 1,500 feet beneath the
surface of the water. They then rise 525 feet and descend again 350 feet. Write an addition
expression to represent this situation. Then find the sum.

4.) Mika ended round one of a game show with 700 points. In round two, she lost 500 points.
She earned another 50 point in round three. What was her final score?

5) From 400 feet below sea level, Tony took off in his helicopter and ascended 800 feet. Then
descended 300 ft. into the volcano? Which integer represents Tony's elevation in the
volcano?

6) During the final round of a game show, Pascal scored 425 points in the geography category,
lost 315 points in the dance category, and lost another 125 points in the science category.
What was his total score for the final round?

7) Ajit carefully tracks his money. His records indicate he spent $1,250 on an antique clock and
deposited $9,500 he made from an online auction. Then, he bought a rare diamond necklace for
$10,750. Which integer represents the change in how much money Ajit had?

8) A hot air balloon was cruising at an altitude of 250 meters. It fell 48 meters, then rose 29
meters, then fell 107 meters. What integer represents the altitude of the hot air balloon after
these changes?

Name ____________________________
Homeroom: _________________________
Exit Ticket:
Adding Integers Word Problems
1) The temperature at midnight one night in Chicago, Illinois was
10 . By noon, the temperature rose 8 . Write an expression
to represent this scenario. Then, represent this expression on the
number line below to determine the temperature at noon.
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Solution: _______________
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2.)
Mikey deposited $10 in his bank account. The next week, he
decided to withdrawal $7. How much money is in his bank account
now?

Problem: ______________________________________
Show using integer chips:

Solution: ___________________