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Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

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  • Jordan was hiking at an elevation of 235 feet above sea level. His friend Peter was hiking a trail through a cavern that was located 71 feet below sea level. What is the vertical distance between Jordan and Peter?
    306
  • -14 + (-15)
    -29
  • Missael earned 5 bark bucks. He then lost 16 bark bucks on the bus. The following day he earned 3 bark bucks. What was the overall change in MIssael's bark bucks amount?
    -8
  • -12 + 8
    -4
  • -2.07 - 3.98
    -6.05
  • 1 1/5 - (-3 4/5) One and one fifth minus negative three and four fifths.
    5
  • Helen was playing a game. She started with 6 points. Helen then lost 4 points, gained 7 points, and in the last play lost 8 points. What was the overall change in Helen's points for this round of her game?
    1
  • 12.71 - (-3)
    15.71
  • 2/11 - 4/5 =
    -34/55
  • Victor deposited $12.50 into his lunch account. The next day he bought $6.75 worth of tator tots. How much money is left in Victor's lunch account?
    $5.75
  • Matthew went trick-or-treating. His candy bag weighed 8 and 1/3 pounds. After one week, he weighed the bag again and he noticed that it now weighed 4 and 5/6 pounds. What is the difference in the weight of candy in the bag?
    3 and 1/2
  • Carol poured 2.58 cups of water out of her water bottle onto the ground. She then put her water bottle under a water fountain and added 1.65 cups of water. What is the difference in the change of water in Carol's bottle?
    -0.93
  • Beth swan dived from a cliff into the pond below. The cliff was located 15 feet above sea level. If she traveled a total of 22 feet before swimming back to the surface, what was the lowest point she dove to?
    -7
  • Change the following equation into an addition problem. -2 - 7 =
    -2 + -7
  • 1/3 + (-2/5)
    -1/15
  • -1/4 + (-2/3)
    -11/12
  • Change the following question to an addition problem. 12 - ( - 6)
    12 + 6