Translating Integer Word Problems
What will be said in word problems
increased
by
combined
together
total
sum
added to
deposit
gained/
gains
rises/
risen
Above/hi
gher
More
than
Final
result
decreased
minus
less than
difference
of
dropped/
drops
loss/lost
fallen/
falls
owes/
owed
below/
lower
fewer
than
fee
What it really means
to do…
Add
Subtract
Change over a period of time
Multiply
Each hour/each day
Per hour/per day
Divide
DIFFERENCE – means what is the DISTANCE between two numbers, temperatures, or objects. This
answer will ALWAYS be POSTIVE.
Example - The highest temperature in recorded in Mexico in 2012 was 40⁰C. The lowest temperature
was -8⁰C. Find the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures.
Example - A Bird is flying at an altitude of 70 feet. A fish is swimming directly below bird beneath the
surface of the water. The elevation of the fish is –15 feet. What is the distance between the fish and
the bird?
CHANGE – means it could be POSITIVELY changing or NEGATIVELY changing
Example - A coral reef has an elevation of –50 feet below the surface of the ocean. After an earthquake,
the elevation of the reef became –10 feet below the surface of the ocean. What was the change in
elevation?
Example - At 7:00 P.M. the reading on a Celsius thermometer is 6˚. By midnight, the temperature had
decreased to 4 degrees below zero. What temperature change per hour?