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Negative Numbers in Real Life (Ex. 1)

Understand and use negative numbers in real-life contexts such as temperature and money.

Module

Number & Place Value

Age

Age 10

Duration

8 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    The temperature is -3°C. It drops by 4°C. What is the new temperature?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    A lift is on floor -2. It goes up 5 floors. Which floor is it on?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    A bank account has -£50. Someone deposits £80. What is the new balance?

  4. Question 4

    Sequence

    What is the missing number in the sequence? -5 ; -3 ; -1 ; ___ ; 3

  5. Question 5

    True or false

    -8 is less than -3.

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