Understanding integers in word problems

Master integers in word problems! Solve real-world scenarios with positive and negative numbers.

Mrs. Shrum went skydiving. Write an integer that would represent the height of which she jumped out of the plane. -12,500 12,500 0 Mrs. Graham went kayaking. Would you use a positive or negative number to represent the kayak in the water? positive negative neither If there is a fish underneath Mrs. Graham's kayak, what integer could be used to represent the fish's depth? -5 5 0 What type of numbers are to the left of or below 0 on the number line? positive negative neutral What type of numbers are to the right of or above 0 on the number line? positive negative neutral Mark drove his car 50 miles before running out of gas. What integer would you use to represent this situation? 0 -50 50 Mark drove his car 50 miles before running out of gas. If you were to graph this situation on a number line, what would 0 represent? Where Mark crashed. Where Mark started driving. Ground level. Karen was 54 inches tall when she started 6th grade. She grew 4 inches by the time 6th grade was over. What integer could represent her growth on a number line? 54 4 58 What integer would represent a duck floating in a pond? 0 1 -1 If I descend from the top of a 5,000 foot mountain, what integer would describe this situation? 5,000 0 -5,000 If I descend from a 5,000 foot mountain and graphed this situation on a number line, what would 0 represent? The top of the mountain. The bottom of the mountain. The middle of the mountain. Samantha went scuba diving to a depth of 48 feet. What integer would represent this situation? -48 48 0 If you were to graph Samantha's scuba diving trip on a number line, what would 0 represent? How far down she went. The surface of the water. When she got in her car. Markus went in a submarine 2 miles down. Chad flew in a plane 2 miles up. If -2 represents Markus and +2 represents Chad on the same number line, who went farther? Markus went farther. They went equal distances. Chad went farther If a bird is flying 50 feet in the air and a worm is 5 feet underground, what is the total distance between them? 45 feet -55 feet 55 feet