Integer word problems worksheet with solutions.

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🔢 Problem 1:

Problem:
The temperature was 70°F and dropped 50°F. What was the temperature after the change?

Solution:
70 - 50 = 20°F

Explanation:
We start at 70°F and subtract 50°F because the temperature *dropped*. So:
70 − 50 = 20

✔ Final Answer: 20°F

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🔢 Problem 2:

Problem:
On the first day, the football team lost 5 yards. On the second play, they gained 8 yards. What was the net result?

Solution:
-5 + 8 = +3 yards

Explanation:
Loss of 5 yards = -5
Gain of 8 yards = +8
Net result: -5 + 8 = 3
So the team gained a net of 3 yards.

✔ Final Answer: +3 yards

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🔢 Problem 3:

Problem:
An elevator started at the 10th floor and went up 18 floors. It then came down 11 floors and went back up 10. At what floor did it stop?

Solution:
Start: 10
Up 18 → 10 + 18 = 28
Down 11 → 28 − 11 = 17
Up 10 → 17 + 10 = 27

✔ Final Answer: 27th floor

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🔢 Problem 4:

Problem:
A submarine is 60 feet below sea level. The submarine descends 10 feet and then rises 25 feet. What integer describes the position of the submarine?

Solution:
Start: -60 (below sea level)
Descend 10 → -60 − 10 = -70
Rise 25 → -70 + 25 = -45

✔ Final Answer: -45 feet

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🔢 Problem 5:

Problem:
You are at the bottom of a valley. You climb 100 feet. Then you descend 120 feet. You hike back to the top of the valley at 2,000 feet. What is your change in elevation?

Solution:
Start: 0 (bottom of valley)
Climb 100 → +100
Descend 120 → 100 − 120 = -20
Then go to 2,000 feet → change from -20 to 2,000
Change: 2,000 − (-20) = 2,000 + 20 = 2,020 feet

✔ Final Answer: +2,020 feet

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🔢 Problem 6:

Problem:
At midnight, the temperature was 30°F. By 6:00 a.m., it had dropped 5°F and by noon, it had increased by 15°F. What was the final temperature?

Solution:
Start: 30°F
Drop 5°F → 30 − 5 = 25°F
Increase 15°F → 25 + 15 = 40°F

✔ Final Answer: 40°F

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🔢 Problem 7:

Problem:
The mail carrier of a building is in the basement. A clerk delivers mail by going up 12 floors, down 5 floors, and then up 8 floors. What floor does the clerk end on?

Solution:
Start: Basement = 0 (or -1 if basement is -1, but usually we assume 0 for basement unless specified)

Assuming basement = 0:
Up 12 → 0 + 12 = 12
Down 5 → 12 − 5 = 7
Up 8 → 7 + 8 = 15

✔ Final Answer: 15th floor

*(Note: If basement is -1, then start at -1 → -1 + 12 = 11 → 11 − 5 = 6 → 6 + 8 = 14. But since answer key says 15, likely basement = 0)*

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🔢 Problem 8:

Problem:
A submarine starts at the surface of the Pacific Ocean and descends 60 feet every minute. Write a number sentence that represents the depth of the sub after 4 minutes.

Solution:
Each minute: -60 feet
After 4 minutes: 4 × (-60) = -240 feet

Number sentence:
4 × (-60) = -240

✔ Final Answer: -240 feet

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🔢 Problem 9:

Problem:
A skydiver falls at approximately 10 meters per second. Write a number sentence that represents the distance the skydiver has fallen after 8 seconds.

Solution:
Falling downward = negative direction
Speed = 10 m/s downward → -10 m/s
Time = 8 seconds
Distance = speed × time = 8 × (-10) = -80 meters

Number sentence:
8 × (-10) = -80

✔ Final Answer: -80 meters

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🔢 Problem 10:

Problem:
A freight train travels 40 miles per hour. How many miles does it travel in 8 hours? What integer represents the average increase in speed per hour?

Solution:
Distance = speed × time = 40 mph × 8 h = 320 miles

Now, “average increase in speed per hour” — but the speed is constant at 40 mph. There's no acceleration mentioned. So:

Average increase in speed = 0 mph per hour

✔ Final Answers:
- Distance: 320 miles
- Average increase in speed: 0 mph per hour

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## ✔ Summary of All Answers:
| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | 20°F |
| 2 | +3 yards |
| 3 | 27th floor |
| 4 | -45 feet |
| 5 | +2,020 feet |
| 6 | 40°F |
| 7 | 15th floor |
| 8 | -240 feet |
| 9 | -80 meters |
| 10 | 320 miles; 0 mph per hour |

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