STORY PROBLEMS WITH INTEGERS
Read carefully and solve.
1. When Steve woke up. His temperature was 102º F. Two hours later it
was 3º lower. What was his temperature then?
2. An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up
5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?
3. A deep-sea exploring ship is pulling up a diver at the rate of 25 feet per
minute. The diver is 200 feet below sea level. How deep was the diver
10 minutes ago?
4. If it is 5º outside and the temperature will drop 17º in the next six hours,
how cold will it get?
5. Josie has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55,
what will Josie’s balance be?
