Integer word problems 7th grade - Free Printable

Final Answer:
400

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Explanation:
- Rohan started with 500 points.
- Then he got -100 points — that means 100 points were taken away.
- So, we do: 500 minus 100.
- 500 – 100 = 400.
- His score then was 400 points.

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Final Answer:
0

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Explanation:
- Kamla started at 5,000 feet.
- She ended at 5,000 feet.
- That means she didn’t go up or down — no change in height.
- Change = end position – start position → 5,000 – 5,000 = 0.
- So, the integer that shows her change is 0.

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Final Answer:
a. Always true
b. Sometimes true

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Explanation:
Let’s check each one:

a. “If a positive is subtracted from a negative integer, the difference is a negative integer.”
Example: –5 – 3 = –8 → still negative.
Another: –1 – 10 = –11 → still negative.
No matter what, if you take away a positive from a negative, it gets more negative.
✔ So this is always true.

b. “If a positive integer is subtracted from a positive integer, the difference is a positive integer.”
Example: 8 – 3 = 5 → positive. Good!
But what if: 3 – 8 = –5 → now it’s negative!
So sometimes it’s positive, sometimes not.
✔ So this is sometimes true.