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Integers, SM-Bank 071

Aurora had $500 in her bank account at the beginning of September.

During the month she withdrew $415 and deposited $82?

Write and solve a directed number sentence to show the balance of Aurora's account at the end of the month?  (2 marks)

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` 500-415 + 82= +$167`

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`text(Balance)\ = 500-415 + 82 = +167`

`:.\ text(Aurora’s balance)\ = +$167`

Integers, SM-Bank 039

Jennifer opened a bank account with $500. Each week for 4 weeks she withdrew $122 for rent. At the end of the month the bank deducted $15 in fees.

What was the balance of Jennifer's bank account at the end of the month? (2 marks)

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`-$3`

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`text(Balance)\ = 500-122 xx 4-15 = 500-488-15 = -3`

`:.\ text(Jennifer’s balance)\ = -$3`

Integers, SM-Bank 037

Jasper is a meteorologist working in Antartica. One of his jobs each week is to upload the daily maximum and minimum temperatures to the Base Camp website.

Jasper has partially completed his log book for this week but will need his additional notes to fill in the missing entries before he can upload them to the website.

Using Jasper's notes below, complete the missing log book entries.  (4 marks)

 Jasper's Additional Notes:

  1. Tuesday's maximum is 3 less than Monday's maximum.
  2. Thursday's temperature range is 12.
  3. Saturday's minimum is 3 times smaller than Wednesday's minimum.
  4. Saturday's maximum is half of Sunday's maximum.
     
    TEMPERATURE LOG BOOK
    \begin{array} {|l|c|c|}
    \hline \textbf{Day} & \textbf{Minimum} &  \textbf{Maximum}  \\
    \hline \text{Monday} & -10°  &  -1° \\
    \hline \text{Tuesday} & -15°  &   \\
    \hline \text{Wednesday} & -7°  &  -2° \\
    \hline \text{Thursday} &   &  -8° \\
    \hline \text{Friday} & -17°  &  -6° \\
    \hline \text{Saturday} &  &   \\
    \hline \text{Sunday} & -19°  &  -4° \\
    \hline \end{array}

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TEMPERATURE LOG BOOK
\begin{array} {|l|c|c|}
\hline \textbf{Day} & \textbf{Minimum} &  \textbf{Maximum}  \\
\hline \text{Monday} & -10°  &  -1° \\
\hline \text{Tuesday} & -15°  & \colorbox{lightblue}{−4°} \\
\hline \text{Wednesday} & -7°  &  -2° \\
\hline \text{Thursday} &  \colorbox{lightblue}{−20°} &  -8° \\
\hline \text{Friday} & -17°  &  -6° \\
\hline \text{Saturday} & \colorbox{lightblue}{−21°} &  \colorbox{lightblue}{−2°} \\
\hline \text{Sunday} & -19°  &  -4° \\
\hline \end{array}

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`1.\   text{Tuesday’s Maximum}\= -1-3 = -4`

`2.\   text{Thursday’s Minimum}\= -8-12 = -20`

`3.\   text{Saturday’s minimum}\= 3 xx -7 = -21`

`4.\   text{Saturday’s maximum}\= -4 ÷ 2 = -2`
  

TEMPERATURE LOG BOOK
\begin{array} {|l|c|c|}
\hline \textbf{Day} & \textbf{Minimum} &  \textbf{Maximum}  \\
\hline \text{Monday} & -10°  &  -1° \\
\hline \text{Tuesday} & -15°  & \colorbox{lightblue}{−4°} \\
\hline \text{Wednesday} & -7°  &  -2° \\
\hline \text{Thursday} &  \colorbox{lightblue}{−20°} &  -8° \\
\hline \text{Friday} & -17°  &  -6° \\
\hline \text{Saturday} & \colorbox{lightblue}{−21°} &  \colorbox{lightblue}{−2°} \\
\hline \text{Sunday} & -19°  &  -4° \\
\hline \end{array}

Integers, SM-Bank 036

James runs a tyre fitting company.

At the beginning of February he took out a `$50\ 000` bank loan to expand his workshop.

In July James had flood damage in his workshop and added `$20\ 000` to his bank loan to pay for repairs. 

By the end September he had made loan repayments totalling `$12\ 000` and had also deposited business profits of `$15\ 000` into his loan account.

Write a number sentence and use it to calculate how much James owed at the end of September. (3 marks)
  

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`-$43\ 000`

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`text(Amount of debt)` `= -50\ 000-20\ 000+12\ 000+15\ 000`  
  `= -70\ 000+27\ 000 `  
  `= -43\ 000`  

`:.\ text(James’ debt at the end of September)\= -$43\ 000`

Integers, SM-Bank 032

The daily high and low temperatures are measured in four ski resorts and recorded in the table below.

\begin{array} {|l|c|c|}
\hline \textbf{Ski Resort} & \textbf{Low} &  \textbf{High}  \\
\hline \text{Thredbo} & -1°  &  6° \\
\hline \text{Charlotte's Pass} & -5°  &  1° \\
\hline \text{Mount Hotham} & -2°  &  3° \\
\hline \text{Perisher} & -4°  &  4° \\
\hline \end{array}

  1. Which resort had the lowest recorded temperature range?  (1 mark)

  2. Which resort had a recorded temperature range of 6 degrees?  (1 mark)

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a.   `text(Mount Hotham)`

b.   `text(Charlotte’s Pass)`

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`text(Considering all options.)`

`text(Thredbo)` `=6-(-1)` `=7`
`text(Charlotte’s Pass)` `=1-(-5)` `=6`
`text(Mount Hotham)` `=3-(-2)` `=5`
`text(Perisher)` `=4-(-4)` `=8`

 
a.   `text(Lowest Range)\ =\text(Mount Hotham)`

b.   `text(Range of)\ 6 = text(Charlotte’s Pass)`

Integers, SM-Bank 025 MC

A buoy is in the ocean recording the height of waves passing by.

At sea level it measures 0 metres. It moves above and below sea level.

Which list gives four sea level recordings arranged in order from lowest to highest?

  1. `0\ text(m), -2\ text(m), 4\ text(m), -4\ text(m)`
  2. `-2\ text(m), -5\ text(m), 0\ text(m), 1\ text(m)`
  3. `-5\ text(m), 2\ text(m), -3\ text(m), 0\ text(m)`
  4. `-5\ text(m), -3\ text(m), 0\ text(m), 2\ text(m)`
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`D`

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`=> D`

Integers, SM-Bank 021

Rachel lives in Broome where the temperature on a particular day was 46°C.

Rachel's son lives in Winnipeg, Canada, and on the same day the temperature there was −16°C.

What was the temperature difference between the two towns on this day? (2 marks)

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`62°text(C)`

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`text(Temperature difference)` `= 46-(-16)`
  `= 62°text(C)`

Integers, SM-Bank 019

Death Valley is the lowest point in the United States at `-`85 metres, which is below sea level.

King's Peak, also in the United States, is 4128 metres above sea level.

What is the difference, in metres, between Death Valley and King's Peak?  (2 marks)

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`4213\ text(metres)`

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`text(Difference)` `= 4128- (-85)`
  `= 4213\ text(metres)`

Integers, SM-Bank 018 MC

Dilbert and Smacka were playing a game where they both started with zero points.

Dilbert's final score was 165 points and Smacka's final score was `-90`.

How many more points did Dilbert have than Smacka?

  1. `-255`
  2. `-75`
  3. `75`
  4. `255`
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`D`

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`text(Difference)` `= 165 – (-90)`
  `= 255`

`=> D`

Integers, SM-Bank 017

Murray lives in Bundaberg, QLD, where the temperature on a particular day was 39°C.

Murray's son lives in Salt Lake City, USA, and on the same day the temperature there was `-`15°C.

What was the temperature difference between the two towns on this day?  (2 marks)

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`54°text(C)`

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`text(Temperature difference)` `= 39-(-15)`
  `= 54°text(C)`

Integers, SM-Bank 016 MC

Manou placed an apple pie into his oven.

The 1st measurement of the apple pie's temperature was  `-` 4°C.

Twenty minutes later, a second temperature reading was taken, which measured 21°C.

What was the change in temperature between the two measurements?

  1. decrease of  25°C
  2. decrease of  17°C
  3. increase of  25°C
  4. increase of  17°C
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`C`

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`text(Change in temperature)` `=21-(-4)`
  `=25^@ text(C)`

 

`:.\ text(An increase of  25°C.)`

`=> C`

Integers, SM-Bank 008

Ivan left home and turned off the heater.

Before turning off the heater, the temperature in the room was 25°C.

When Ivan arrived home from work that night, the temperature in the room was `\-\`2°C.

What was the change in temperature in the room? Write your answer as a directed number.  (2 marks)

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`-27text(°C)`

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`text(Change in temperature) = (25 + 2) = 27text(° decrease)`

`:.\ text(Change in temperature) = -27text(°C)`

Integers, SM-Bank 006

The Nevis Bungy in Queenstown is the highest bungee jump in New Zealand.

Jumpers launch downwards from a platform and take just 8.5 seconds to freefall 134 metres before the bungee cord retracts for the first time.

Express the length of the freefall as a directed number. Consider the platform to be at zero length.  (1 mark)

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`-134\ text(metres)`

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`134\ text(metres below the platform) = -134\ text(metres)`

Integers, SM-Bank 002

Pixie enters the elevator in her high rise office building on level 5.

She travels down in the lift for 8 floors.

By considering the floors above ground level to be positive and the floors below ground level to be negative, write and solve a number sentence that gives Pixie's position in the building when she gets out of the elevator.  (2 marks)

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`5 \-\8 = \-\3`

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`text(Pixie enters at level 5 and descends 8 floors, therefore the number sentence is:`

`5 \-\8= \-\3`

Integers, SM-Bank 001 MC

Jerome is on holidays in Thredbo. His family is hoping for a good covering of snow as they are having snowboarding lessons.

Which of the following outside temperatures would produce the snow they need?

  1. 30º C
  2. 18º C
  3. 10º C
  4. `-`15º C
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`D`

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`text(The temperature must be below 0º C for snow to fall.)`
`text(Therefore, the outside temperature would need to be −15ºC.)`

`=> D`