Integer word problems – (#1)
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Solve – Write the expression to represent the given situation with integers.
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1.] One day in July, the temperature at ground level at the airport was 90 . A pilot reported the temperature at 10,000
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feet was 50 . How much did the temperature drop per 1000 feet? (Draw a picture/chart)
2.] An architectural drawing of a building shows the elevation of the basement floor to be –12 feet. The elevation of the
roof is 32 feet. What is the total distance from the roof to the basement floor?
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3.] The temperature at noon on a winter day was 8 C. At midnight, the temperature had dropped 15 C. What was the
temperature at midnight?
4.] Roman Civilization began in 509 B.C. and ended in 476 A.D. How long did Roman Civilization last?
5.] A Roman emperor was born in 63 B.C. and died in 14 A.D. How many years did he live?
6.] A bomb displaces the oil in a well from 975 meters deep and raises it to a deposit place 48 meters above ground
level. How far does the oil move?
7.] What is the change in temperature a customer in a grocery store experiences when they walk from the chilled
vegetables section at 40C to the frozen foods section which is set to ‒180C?
8.] The air temperature in the atmosphere decreases at the rate of 90 C every 300 meters. What height would a plane
have to fly to experience a temperature of −180 C? The temperature is 00 C at sea level.
9.] In a well there is 800 liters of water. At the top there is a pipe that deposits 25 liters per minute into the well, and at
the bottom there is another pipe which withdraws 30 liters per minute from the same well. How many liters of water
will there be in the well after 15 minutes of the pipes functioning?
10.] Suppose the temperature outside is 22 degrees and is dropping 3 degrees each hour. How much will the
temperature change in 8 hours? What will the temperature be?
11.] A deep-sea diver descends below the surface of the water at a rate of 60 feet each minute. What is the depth of the
diver after 11 minutes?
12.] A computer stock lost 2 points each hour for 6 hours. Describe the total change in the stock after 6 hours using the
proper integers to find the answer.
13.] A drought can cause the level of the local water supply to drop by a few inches each week. Suppose the level of the
water supply drops 2 inches each week. How much will it change in 4 weeks? (Use the proper integer to represent the
amount)
14.] Mrs. Rockwell lost money on an investment at a rate of $4 per day. Describe the change in her investment after two
weeks.
15.] Josh purchased 8 cans of tennis balls. The cans came with 3 balls in each can. How many balls did Josh purchase?
16.] During a 5-day workweek, the stock market decreased by 65 points. Find the average daily change in the market for
the week.
17.] A submarine descends at a rate of 60 feet each minute. How long will it take it to descend to a depth of 540 feet
below the surface?