Solve application problems by multiplying integers

Problems that involve repeated addition are often more easily solved using multiplication.

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Questions #: 10
Time: 9 minutes
Pass Score: 80.0%
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Oceanography – Submersible Depth

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Scientists lowered a submersible into the Pacific Ocean to record water temperature. The first measurement was made 75 feet below sea level, and more were made every 75 feet after that.

Find the depth of the submersible when the 25th measurement was made. Use a signed number.

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Gasoline Leak – Soil Sample Depth

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Inspectors took soil samples to check a leaking gasoline tank. The first sample was taken 6 feet below ground level, and more were taken every 6 feet after that.

The 14th sample was the first one that showed no signs of gasoline. How far below ground level was that? Use a signed number.

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Submarine Training Dive

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As part of a training exercise, a submarine captain ordered the vessel to descend 250 feet, level off for 5 minutes, then repeat.

If the sub started at the ocean's surface, find its depth after the 8th dive. Use a signed number.

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Pile Driver – Pier Foundation

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A pile driver pounds poles into the ocean floor. Each strike sends a pole 6 inches deeper.

Find the depth of the pole after 20 strikes. Express your answer as a signed number in inches.

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Population Decline

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Russia's population is decreasing by about 700,000 people per year due to high death rates and low birth rates.

If this pattern continues, what will be the total decline over the next 30 years? Use a signed number.

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Crop Loss – Temperature Drop

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A farmer is told that temperatures will decrease approximately 5 degrees every hour for the next 5 hours.

What signed number represents the total change in temperature expected over the next five hours?

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Tax Write-Off – Depreciation

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For each of the last 6 years, a businesswoman has filed a \$200 depreciation allowance on her tax return for an office computer system.

What signed number represents the total depreciation written off over the six-year period?

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Levee Erosion

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A levee's banks are eroding at a rate of 2 feet per year.

What signed number indicates how much of the levee will erode during the next decade?

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Diet Plan – Expected Weight Loss

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A physician offers two diet plans:

  Plan 1 Plan 2
Length 10 weeks 14 weeks
Daily exercise 1 hr 30 min
Weight loss per week 3 lb 2 lb

Select all correct signed numbers below.

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Health Care – Hours Lost to Illness

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A company's health care provider estimates that 75 hours per week are lost due to stress-related or preventable illness.

In a 52-week year, the total hours lost expressed as a signed number is (1).

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