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1.07 Integers in the real world

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Which two of the following situations could the directed number $-14$14 represent?

A weight gain of $14$14 kg.

A

Walking down $14$14 flights of stairs.

B

A tree grew $14$14 cm in a month.

C

The temperature dropped $14$14°C overnight.

D
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Which of the following values represents spending $\$33$$33?

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Which of the following values represents the change when you receive $\$120$$120?

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If traveling $49$49 m to the North is represented by $+$+$49$49, which of the following can be represented by $-$$101$101?

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Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g. Temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, debits/credits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.

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