Hey Sam want to go get some cookies? We also need to get some for mom.
Sure, lets go Samantha.
Wait, Sam how many cookies did we get?
We got 20 chocolate chip cookies.
Hey we should give some of our cookies to the raccoon.
We should give it 4 cookies.
why does the raccoon keep looking at me...
Lets go back home now.
Hey mom we brought some cookies back for you.
Hopefully they are good!!
Well kiddos I have a question for you guys I was wondering of you could help me?
So I need to pay back a loan for your school tuition. I was also wondering if you guys could help me with some of the money.
I have to pay back $240.
Yes, we can both help you with some of the money!
So the first part of the story shows subtraction of one negative integer and one positive integer.
Sam and Samantha first started off with 20 cookies. Then Samantha decided to give 4 cookies to the raccoon.
So our equation would be 20 - (-4). Since you have a positive and a negative you rewrite as addition. So Sam and Samantha have 24 cookies left over to share with their mom.
So our equation would be -240 divided by 3 which equals to -80. Since we are dividing a negative with a positive our answer would be negative. So each person has to pay $80.
So Sam and Samantha's mom asked if they could help with money loan for their tuition. Their mom has to pay $240 back and the money will get paid equally between 3 people.
The second part of the story represents division of two negative integers.