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Chapter 8 Test: Integers

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Multiple Choice: For the following questions, select the best answer. (1 mark each)

1. Which multiplication statement does the diagram represent?

A (+3) × (-4) B (−3) × (−4) C (−3) × (+4) D (+4) × (+3)

2. What is the smallest product of any two integers on this list?

+12, -22, +18, +15,

-13, -15, +19, -20

A -42 B -380 C -418 D -440

3. Which division statement could the diagram represent?

A (+24) ÷ (+4) B (+24) ÷ (−4) C (−24) ÷ (+6) D (−24) ÷ (−6)

4. Which statement equals (-24) ÷ (-3)?

A (+8) ÷ (-1) B (+32) ÷ (+4) C (−24) ÷ (+8) D (−16) ÷ (+2)

5. What is the value of the expression 8 + 16 ÷ 4 × 5 – 3?

A 31 B 25 C 77 D 27

6. The daily high temperatures over 5 days were recorded. The temperatures were -4°,
-12°, -6°, 3°, and 4°. What was the mean daily high temperature?

A. 29° B 3° C -3° D -15°

Short Answer: Show all your thinking. Marks will be awarded for process as well as
product.

7. Draw an integer chip diagram to represent each multiplication statement. (2 marks

each)

a) (+3) × (-3)

b) (-5) × (-2)
8. Draw an integer chip diagram to represent each division statement. (2 marks each)

a) (+12) ÷ (+2)

b) (-6) ÷ (-3)

9. In your own words, state the sign rules you would apply to decide whether the
answer is positive or negative when you calculate each of the following. (2 marks)

a) (+12) ÷ (+3)

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b) (-30) × (+10)

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c) (-200) ÷ (-40)

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d) (1) × (-4)

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10. Calculate. (2 marks each)

a) (+7) × (−3) − (−25) ÷ (−5) b) -3 × [(-4) – (-10)] + 12

c) 3 × [14 + (-18)] - 8 ÷ (-4) d) (+42) ÷ (−7) + (−8) × (+2)

11. A 123-step staircase starts at ground level and leads to the bottom of a cave. If
Teisha starts at the bottom of the cave and walks up three steps per stride, how many
strides must she make to reach ground level? Show a mathematical statement and all
your work. (3 marks)
12. An aircraft descends at 4 m/s for 20 s. How far does the aircraft descend? Show a
mathematical statement and all your work. (3 marks)

13. The product of two integers is +286. What is the other integer if one of them is
-13? Show your reasoning. (2 marks)

14. A hot-air balloon begins at ground level. It then moves up at a rate of 5 m/min. After
17 minutes, it moves down at a rate of 3 m/min for 6 minutes. Then, it moves up at a
rate of 11 m/min.
a) How high above the ground is the hot-air balloon after 1 hour? Show all your work. (4
marks)

b) Write a mathematical statement to represent this situation. (1 mark)