Ages 9–10🧮 Mathematics9 verified questions on this shelf

Negative numbers in context

Interpret negative numbers in context (temperature, sea level, bank balance); count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero

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Question 1 of 3

Which of the following lists correctly counts backwards from 3 by ones?

Question 2 of 3

At 6 a.m. the temperature is –3°C. By noon it rises 5°C, and by evening it drops 8°C. What is the temperature at night?

Question 3 of 3

Which list shows the numbers in the correct order from left to right on a number line?

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