ELYON CHRISTIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL
INTEGERS: WORD PROBLEMS (2nd Worksheet)
Mathematics Grade 7
Answers these following questions carefully. Show your working on the notebook.
1. Which number in the following pairs is larger?
a) 0, -12
b) -72, -9
c) 12, -11
d) -98, -78
2. Nathan ended round one of a quiz with 200 points. In round two, he scored -300 points
and in the third round, he gained 200 points. What was his total score at the end of the
third round?
3. What will be the sum of the following series if the number of terms is 150? 5 + (-5) + 5 +
(-5) + 5 + .....
4. Find the value of the following expression:
a) 112 - ( -109 ) - ( 90 )
b) ( -54 ) - 120 + ( - 34 )
5. The temperature in city-X was 27°C in the morning which dropped to -5°C in the
evening. What is the temperature difference?
6. Mt. Everest, the highest peak in Asia, is 29,028 feet above sea level. The Dead Sea is
1,312 feet below sea level. What is the level difference between these two places?
7. An elevator went up 15 floors, down 9 floors, up 11 floors, and down 19 floors. Find the
net change
8. In the Sahara Desert one day it was 136℉. In the Gobi Desert a temperature of -50℉ was
recorded. What is the difference between these two temperatures?
9. The price of a share of stock started the day at $37. During the day it went down $3, up
$1, down $7, and up $4.What was the price of a share at the end of the day?
10.A roller coaster begins at 90 feet above ground level. Then it descends 105 feet. Find the
height of the coaster after the first descent.