Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. Find the sum: 4 + (-9) + 4.
   a) 1
   b) -9
   c) -1
   d) not given

2. The temperature at 7:00 AM was 45 degrees F. By noon it had risen 15 degrees, but by 5:00 PM it had fallen 9 degrees. Wich number sentence represents this situation?
   a) 7 + 45 + 15 - 9 = 58
   b) 45 - 15 - 9 = 21
   c) 45 + 15 - 9 = 51
   d) not given

3. Find the product: (-11)(-2)(-1)(3).
   a) 66
   b) -55
   c) -66
   d) not given

4. Choose the product that represents the word phrase below:
"Seven times the absolute value of the opposite of negative three."
   a) 71[-3]
   b) 7[-(-3)]
   c) 7 -[(3)]
   d) not given

5. Choose the numerical expression that represents the word phrase below:
"The quotient of negative thirty-six and four."
   a) 4/-36
   b) 36/4
   c) -36/4
   d) not given

6. Which product represents the sum (-5) + (-5) + (-5)?
   a) -3(-5)
   b) 3(-5)
   c) 5(3)
   d) not given

7. On four successive plays, a football team gained 8 yd, lost 12 yd, lost 7 yd, and gained 13 yd. Wich number sentence represents this situation?
   a) -8 - 12 - 7 + 13 = 14
   b) 8 + 12 - 7 - 13 = 0
   c) 8 - 12 - 7 + 13 = 2
   d) not given

8. Find the quotient:
[-15(-3) / (-9)] - [14(-5) / (-35)] - [31(-6) / 2(-1)]
   a) 100
   b) -100
   c) -90
   d) not given

9. Sid swam 3/4 of a mile from shore, but the current pushed him back 1/8 of a mile. He swam 1/2 mile farther until the current pushed him back another 1/4 mile. How many miles from shore was Sid?
   a) - 8/7
   b) (5) 7/8
   c) - 1/2
   d) - 3/8

10. Wich integers have a sum of -17 and a product of 72?
   a) -8; 9
   b) 8; -9
   c) 8; -9
   d) not given

11. Find the sum: -[3 + (-14)] + [-17 + 4].
   a) -2
   b) 2
   c) -24
   d) not given

12. Mary deposited $312.00 in her checking account, then wrote a check for $42.50. Wich number sentence represents this situation?
   a) 312.00 + 42.50 = 354.50
   b) -312.00 + 42.50 = -269.50
   c) 312.00 - 42.50 = 269.50
   d) not given

13. Find the sum: -22 + (-18) + 22 + 21 + (-30).
   a) -28
   b) -27
   c) 27
   d) not given

14. Find the sum: -[-13 + (-22)] + (-15).
   a) 20
   b) 50
   c) -50
   d) not given

15. Mr. Hernandez opened a new checking account with $500.00. He wrote checks for $175.00, $25.00, $212.00, and $300.00. He then deposited $250 into the account. How much did he have in his account after depositing the $250?
   a) (4) 38
   b) 1212
   c) 962
   d) not given

16. Choose the product that represents the word phrase below:
"negative eight times positive eleven."
   a) -8(-11)
   b) -8(11)
   c) 8(11)
   d) not given

17. What are the next three numbers in the pattern 1, 1, 2, 3,5, 8, 13, 21,...?
   a) 34, 55, 88
   b) 28, 36, 45
   c) 34, 55, 89
   d) not given

18. Roberta had $400.35 in her checking account. She wrote checks for $45.00 and $98.99 and deposited $50.00 and $200.00. Wich number sentence represents this situation?
   a) 400.35 - 45.00 - 98.99 + 200.00 = 506.36
   b) -45.00 - 98.99 + 50.00 + 200.00 = 106.01
   c) 400.35 - 45.00 + 98.99 - 50.00 + 200.00 = 600.34
   d) not given

19. The temperature at 8:00 AM was 7 degrees below zero. By noon the tempature had risen by 13 degrees. What was the temperature at noon?
   a) 3 degrees
   b) (3) 6 degrees
   c) 5 degrees
   d) 20 degrees

20. Which integers have a sum of 5 and a product of -66?
   a) - 6; 11
   b) 6; -11
   c) -6; -11
   d) not given

21. Find the quotient: 0/(-5).
   a) -5
   b) 1
   c) 0
   d) not given

22. Choose the numerical expression that represents the word phrase below:
"The opposite of negative forty-two divided by the absolute value of fourteen."
   a) -(-42) / [14]
   b) [14] / -(-42)
   c) -(42) / [14]
   d) not given

23. Find the difference: -5 - (-12 - 7).
   a) -14
   b) 14
   c) -24
   d) not given

24. The temperature readings at 7:00 AM over a week's period of time were: -10, -12, 5, 0, -8, 15, and -4 degrees. Find the average temperature reading at 7:00 AM for the week.
   a) 2
   b) -2
   c) 7
   d) not given

25. Find the sum: -6 + 8 + 12.
   a) -12
   b) -10
   c) 10
   d) not given


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