Integers, Our Stories…

The Epic Eights are discovering all the ways we use integers.   Here are two great stories, one by Chris and one by Theo.  Can you solve them?

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Math story Question

 Once there was a boy walking through the park with fifty dollars. The boy started to get thirsty so he stopped off at the store on his way home. He bought a drink for 8 dollars. After he left the store, on his way home he found a wallet with 356 dollars in it.

The boy decided to keep the money. He ran home to tell his parents what he had found. When he got home his mom was waiting for him. He asked” What’s the matter?”His mom said that she owed him some money and gave him 50 dollars.

After the boy saw his mom he ran to the mall and bought a brand new x-box 360 for 299 dollars. Then bought call of duty for 40 dollars. The boy ran back to his house with his new stuff and played on the 360 all day.

The end.

 QUESTION!!!!

How much money did the boy have left and put it in integer form.

BY CHRIS!

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Math Question Story

          Walking through the park on a cold winter morning carrying fifty dollars in my pocket I met my friend. We talked for about five minutes and continued on our journeys. When I turned my back into the snow bank I saw fifteen dollars in the snow. I picked it up with my mittens in the freezing snow on the freezing morning. Lucky me.     

 I continued till I got to a rock. A peculiar rock that I’ve never seen. I studied it and found two dollars. I decided to get home before the blizzard comes. I hurried home. Rushing through the park I tripped fell flat on my face and my face turned blue. Blue than everything else on Earth.  

I got up and wished to get home in time before I get hit by the blizzard or even worse frost bite. When I arrived at home I counted my money. I had thirty four dollars. How much money did I leave at the park? How much money do I have at this time? Stumped yet?

By: Theodoros