INTEGER
STORY TIME!
A Day at the Bank!
Brendan started the week with $200 in his bank account.
Then he deposited $300 he earned from a garage sale.
Which integer expression represents the final balance of
the bank account?
A.
B.
C.
D.
200 + 300 = 600
200 − 300 = −100
300 − 200 = 100
200 − 200 = 0
Sitting on the Beach!
If it is -25℉ in Anchorage and it is 75℉ in Honolulu, what is
the temperature difference between the two cities?
A.
B.
C.
D.
75 − 25 = 50
25 − 75 = −50
75 + −25 = −50
75 − (−25) = 100
LHMS Football!
During a football game, Justin caught two passes. One was
for a touchdown and went 52 yards. The other was on a
screen pass that did not work so well, and ended up with a
gain of -10 yards. What was the total yardage gained by
Justin?
A. 52 − 52 = 0
B. (−10) − 52 = −62
C. 52 + −10 = 42
D. 10 − (−10) = 20
Dive, Dive, Dive!
A submarine is resting at -250 ft. It then chose to dive down
50 more ft. How many feet is it below sea level now?
A. 250 + 50 = 300
B. (−250) − 50 = 300
C. −250 + −50 = −300
D. −250 − −50 = −200
The Decent of a Lifetime!
A roller coaster begins at 90 feet above ground level. Then it
descends 105 feet into a tunnel. Find the height of the
coaster after the first descent.
A. 90 + 105 = 195
B. 105 − −90 = 195
C. (−90) + −105 = −195
D. 90 + −105 = −15
Extreme Elevations!
Mt. Everest, the highest elevation in Asia, is about 30,000
feet above sea level. The Dead Sea, the lowest elevation, is
about 1,000 feet below sea level. What is the difference
between these two elevations?
A. 30,000 − (−1,000) = 40,000
B. 1,000 − 30,000 = −20,000
C.
(−30,000) + −1,000 = −40,000
D. 30,000 − 1,000 = 29,000
Which story matches?
−𝟏𝟒 + 𝟕 = −𝟕
A. The temperature was -14℉ and then it lowered 7℉ more.
B. The price of the book was $14 until the price dropped $7.
C. You lost $14 and then you found $7 later that day.
D. You spent $14 and then gave $7 to a friend.
Which story matches?
𝟏𝟎 + (−𝟓) = 𝟓
A.
B.
C.
D.
You build 10 blocks of Minecraft but then destroy 10 of them.
You earn $10 but then purchase a pair of shoes for $5.
You find $5 in your piggy bank and take $10 from your sister.
You have 5 eggs until you decide to eat 10 of them.
Create an equation to match!
Before you leave for school, the temperature reads -2℉.
After school when you get home the temperature reads
26℉. What was the change in temperature?
𝟐𝟔 − −𝟐 = 𝟐𝟖
or
𝟐𝟔 + 𝟐 = 𝟐𝟖
Create an equation to match!
A diver is swimming at -16 feet. He then swims 3 feet toward
the surface. Where is he now?
−𝟏𝟔 + 𝟑 = −𝟏𝟑
or
𝟑 + −𝟏𝟔 = −𝟏𝟑
Create an equation to match!
You borrow $13 from a friend to buy snacks at school. The
next day you borrow $5 from them to buy a ticket to the
school dance. How much have you borrowed?
−𝟏𝟑 − 𝟓 = −𝟏𝟖
or
−𝟏𝟑 + −𝟓 = −𝟏𝟖
TITLE
Now it’s your turn!
Shop ‘til
You Drop!
PAGE 1
 You will create a rough draft of your
own MINI “Integer Story!” on a piece of
paper! (any piece of paper will work)
 Your story will have 6 pages and
requires…
 AT LEAST 6 sentences (1 per page)
 6 pictures (1 per page)
 6 equations (1 per page)
 3 addition equations using integers
 3 subtraction equations using integers
 Title with cover art
 BOTH positive and negative numbers!
COVER ART
Sally lost $5, but
on her way to
the mall she
found $10 in the
parking lot!
−5 + 10 = 5
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PAGE 2
At the mall,
Sally starts off
by purchasing
a smoothie for
$4.
PAGE 4
She finds a sweater
that she wants to
buy, so she borrows
$12 from her friend
to purchase it.
Sally decides to buy
a purse to match
her sweater, so she
borrows $7 more
from her friend.
Sally feels bad for
borrowing so much
money that she
sells her jacket for
$25.
Sally loves the mall
so much, she gets
a job there and
makes $45!
1 + −12 = −11
PAGE 5
−18 + 25 = 8
5−4=1
−11 − 7 = −18
PAGE 6
8 + 45 = 53