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3.2 Add Integers

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Prealgebra 2e, 3.2 Add Integers

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3.2 Exercise 1

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Evaluate x+8x + 8 when x=6.x = 6 .
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3.2 Exercise 2

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Simplify: 8+2(5+1).8 + 2 \left(5 + 1\right) .
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3.2 Exercise 3

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Translate the sum of 33 and negative 77 into an algebraic expression.
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3.2 Exercise 19

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ 19+(−47)19 + \left(−47\right)
  2. ⓑ −32+40−32 + 40

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3.2 Exercise 20

Simplify each expression:

  1. ⓐ 15+(−32)15 + \left(−32\right)
  2. ⓑ −19+76−19 + 76
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3.2 Exercise 21

Simplify each expression:

  1. ⓐ −55+9−55 + 9
  2. ⓑ 43+(−17)43 + \left(−17\right)

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3.2 Exercise 22

Simplify: −14+(−36).−14 + \left(−36\right) .

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3.2 Exercise 23

Simplify the expression:

−31+(−19)−31 + \left(−19\right)

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3.2 Exercise 24

Simplify the expression:

−42+(−28)−42 + \left(−28\right)

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3.2 Exercise 25

Simplify: −5+3(−2+7).−5 + 3 \left(−2 + 7\right) .

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3.2 Exercise 26

Simplify the expression:

−2+5(−4+7)−2 + 5 \left(−4 + 7\right)

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3.2 Exercise 27

Simplify the expression:

−4+2(−3+5)−4 + 2 \left(−3 + 5\right)

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3.2 Exercise 29

Evaluate each expression for the given values:

x+5whenx + 5 \text{when}

  1. ⓐ x=−3andx = −3 \text{and}
  2. ⓑ x=−17x = −17

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3.2 Exercise 30

Evaluate each expression for the given values: y+7y + 7 when

  1. ⓐ y=−5y = −5
  2. ⓑ y=−8y = −8

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3.2 Exercise 32

When n=−8,n = −8 , evaluate

  1. ⓐ n+2n + 2
  2. ⓑ −n+2- n + 2

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3.2 Exercise 33

Wheny=−9,evaluate\text{When} y = −9 , \text{evaluate}

  1. ⓐ y+8y + 8
  2. ⓑ −y+8.- y + 8 .

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3.2 Exercise 35

Evaluate the expression:

a+2bwhena=−19andb=14.a + 2 b \text{when} a = −19 \text{and} b = 14 .

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3.2 Exercise 36

Evaluate the expression:

5p+qwhenp=4andq=−7.5 p + q \text{when} p = 4 \text{and} q = −7 .

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3.2 Exercise 38

Evaluate:

(x+y)2\left(x + y\right)^{2} when x=−15x = −15 and y=29.y = 29 .

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3.2 Exercise 39

Evaluate:

(x+y)3\left(x + y\right)^{3} when x=−8x = −8 and y=10.y = 10 .

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3.2 Exercise 40

Translate and simplify: the sum of −9−9 and 5.5 .

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3.2 Exercise 41

Translate and simplify the expression:

the sum of −7−7 and 44

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3.2 Exercise 42

Translate and simplify the expression:

the sum of −8−8 and −6−6

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3.2 Exercise 43

Translate and simplify: the sum of 88 and −12,−12 , increased by 3.3 .

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3.2 Exercise 44

Translate and simplify:

the sum of 99 and −16,−16 , increased by 4.4 .

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3.2 Exercise 45

Translate and simplify:

the sum of −8−8 and −12,−12 , increased by 7.7 .

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3.2 Exercise 46

The temperature in Buffalo, NY, one morning started at 7degrees7 \text{degrees} below zero Fahrenheit. By noon, it had warmed up 12degrees.12 \text{degrees} . What was the temperature at noon?

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3.2 Exercise 47

The temperature in Chicago at 5 A.M. was 10degrees10 \text{degrees} below zero Celsius. Six hours later, it had warmed up 14 degrees Celsius.\text{14 degrees Celsius}. What is the temperature at 11 A.M.?

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3.2 Exercise 48

A scuba diver was swimming 16 feet\text{16 feet} below the surface and then dove down another 17 feet.\text{17 feet}. What is her new depth?

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3.2 Exercise 49

A football team took possession of the football on their 42-yard line.\text{42}-\text{yard line}. In the next three plays, they lost 6 yards,\text{6 yards}, gained 4 yards,\text{4 yards}, and then lost 8 yards.\text{8 yards}. On what yard line was the ball at the end of those three plays?

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3.2 Exercise 50

The Bears took possession of the football on their 20-yard line.\text{20}-\text{yard line}. In the next three plays, they lost 9 yards,\text{9 yards}, gained 7 yards,\text{7 yards}, then lost 4 yards.\text{4 yards}. On what yard line was the ball at the end of those three plays?

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3.2 Exercise 51

The Chargers began with the football on their 25-yard line.\text{25}-\text{yard line}. They gained 5 yards,\text{5 yards}, lost 8 yards\text{8 yards} and then gained 15 yards\text{15 yards} on the next three plays. Where was the ball at the end of these plays?

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3.2 Exercise 60

Simplify each expression.

−21+(−59)−21 + \left(−59\right)

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3.2 Exercise 62

Simplify each expression.

48+(−16)48 + \left(−16\right)

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3.2 Exercise 64

Simplify each expression.

−200+65−200 + 65

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3.2 Exercise 66

Simplify each expression.

2+(−8)+62 + \left(−8\right) + 6

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3.2 Exercise 68

Simplify each expression.

−14+(−12)+4−14 + \left(−12\right) + 4

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3.2 Exercise 70

Simplify each expression.

135+(−110)+83135 + \left(−110\right) + 83

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3.2 Exercise 72

Simplify each expression.

−32+24+(−6)+10−32 + 24 + \left(−6\right) + 10

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3.2 Exercise 74

Simplify each expression.

19+2(−3+8)19 + 2 \left(−3 + 8\right)

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3.2 Exercise 76

Evaluate each expression.

x+8x + 8 when

  1. ⓐ x=−26x = −26
  2. ⓑ x=−95x = −95

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3.2 Exercise 78

Evaluate each expression.

y+(−14)y + \left(−14\right) when

  1. ⓐ y=−33y = −33
  2. ⓑ y=30y = 30

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3.2 Exercise 80

Evaluate each expression.

When a=−7,a = −7 , evaluate:

  1. ⓐ a+3a + 3
  2. ⓑ −a+3- a + 3

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3.2 Exercise 82

Evaluate each expression.

When c=−9,c = −9 , evaluate:

  1. ⓐ c+(−4)c + \left(−4\right)
  2. ⓑ −c+(−4)- c + \left(−4\right)

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3.2 Exercise 84

Evaluate each expression.

m+nm + n when, m=−15m = −15, n=7n = 7

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3.2 Exercise 86

Evaluate each expression.

r−3sr −3 s when, r=16r = 16, s=2s = 2

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3.2 Exercise 88

Evaluate each expression.

(a+b)2\left(a + b\right)^{2} when, a=−7a = −7, b=15b = 15

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3.2 Exercise 90

Evaluate each expression.

(x+y)2\left(x + y\right)^{2} when, x=−3x = −3, y=14y = 14

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3.2 Exercise 92

Translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify.

The sum of −14−14 and 55

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3.2 Exercise 94

Translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify.

88 more than −2−2

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3.2 Exercise 96

Translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify.

−10−10 added to −15−15

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3.2 Exercise 98

Translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify.

66 more than the sum of −1−1 and −12−12

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3.2 Exercise 100

Translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify.

the sum of 1010 and −19,−19 , increased by 44

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3.2 Exercise 102

Solve.

Temperature The temperature in St. Paul, Minnesota was −19°F−19 °\text{F} at sunrise. By noon the temperature had risen 26°F.\text{26}°\text{F}. What was the temperature at noon?

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3.2 Exercise 104

Solve.

Credit Cards Lupe owes $73\$\text{73} on her credit card. Then she charges $45\$\text{45} more. What is the new balance?

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3.2 Exercise 106

Solve.

Football A team lost 3 yards\text{3 yards} the first play. Then they lost 2 yards,\text{2 yards}, gained 1 yard,\text{1 yard}, and then lost 4 yards.\text{4 yards}. What was the change in overall yardage over the four plays?

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3.2 Exercise 108

Solve.

Football The Rams took possession of the football on their own 35-yard line.\text{35}-\text{yard line}. In the next three plays, they lost 12 yards,\text{12 yards}, gained 8 yards,\text{8 yards}, then lost 6 yards.\text{6 yards}. On what yard line was the ball at the end of those three plays?

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3.2 Exercise 110

Solve.

Scuba Diving A scuba diver swimming 8 feet\text{8 feet} below the surface dove 17 feet\text{17 feet} deeper; the pressure got to them and they rose five feet. What is their new depth?

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3.2 Exercise 112

Stock Market The week of September 15, 2008, was one of the most volatile weeks ever for the U.S. stock market. The change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average each day was:

Monday−504Tuesday+142Wednesday−449Thursday+410Friday+369\begin{matrix}\text{Monday} & −504 & \text{Tuesday} & + 142 & \text{Wednesday} & −449 \\ \text{Thursday} & + 410 & \text{Friday} & + 369 & \end{matrix}

What was the overall change for the week?

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3.2 Exercise 114

Explain why the sum of −8−8 and 22 is negative, but the sum of 88 and −2−2 and is positive.

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