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Integer Application Word Problems
1. A submarine hovers at 220 meters below sea level. If it descends 170 meters and
then ascends 390 meters, what is its new position?
2. Katherine is conducting an experiment with bacteria where
she cools the temperature of one bacteria to -51°C and the
other bacteria to -76°C. What was the temperature
difference in the two experiments?
3. During the football game, Julian caught three passes. The first catch was for a
touchdown and went 52 yards. The second catch was for a first down, which was 17
yards. The last catch was a screen pass that did not work out as well and ended up
with a loss of 10 yards. What was the total yardage by Julian on the pass plays?
4. 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?
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5. Jessica has $267 in her checking account. She writes a check for $33 to pay her
cable bill. Then she makes $65 tutoring and writes another check for $112 to pay
her electric bill. What is the balance in her account now?
6. Lisa and three friends make a plan to go hiking on Sunday. On Saturday, Lisa goes to
the store and buys two bottles of water and three packs of trail mix for each person.
The bottles of water cost $1.50 each, and the packs of trail mix cost $3.75 each.
a. Can Lisa go through the express checkout lane for customers with 15 or
fewer individual items?
b. Write a number sentence to show how you found the total number of
items Lisa bought.
c. Write a different number sentence that shows a different way to find the
total number of items.
d. Explain how you know which operations to use.
e. Lisa has $60. Does she have enough money to pay for the items?