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Course: 7th grade > Unit 4

Lesson 4: Addition & subtraction word problems with negatives
Math
7th grade
Rational numbers: addition and subtraction
Addition & subtraction word problems with negatives
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Negative number addition and subtraction: word problems

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Problem

Adeline lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. She recorded the low temperature for five days on the number line.
What is the change in temperature from Wednesday to Thursday?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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