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The temperature is 4^o. If it falls 8^o it will become -4^o.

Negative Numbers 1

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Negative numbers are shown with a minus sign directly before the number. For instance -10. Negative numbers are used for measuring temperature and also to denote a loss, such as a debt. On negative number lines, the sequence of numbers goes the opposite way to that on positive number lines. For example, in this sequence: -5, -6, -7, -8... etc.

See how much you know about negative, or minus, numbers by playing this quiz.

1 .

Which of these statements is true?

-3 > 3

-1 > -7

-5 > -2

-4 > -3

The symbol > means greater than. The larger part of the symbol is next to the largest number

2 .

Which of these is the largest number?

-1

-2

-3

-4

Negative numbers are the opposite of positive numbers therefore -1 is larger than all the other negative numbers

3 .

Which is the next number in the following sequence? 0, -1, -2, -3, -4

-4

-5

-6

Negative numbers go down in the same sequence that positive numbers go up in

4 .

The temperature is -3^o. If it rises 12^o what is the temperature now?

9^o

-9^o

-15^o

3^o

-3 + 12 is the same as 12 - 3

5 .

The temperature is -5^o. If it falls 2^o what is the temperature now?

7^o

-3^o

-7^o

3^o

-5 - 2= -7

6 .

The temperature is 4^o. If it falls 8^o what is the temperature now?

0^o

-3^o

-4^o

-8^o

One way to work this out is to split the 8 into 4 and 4 like this:
4 - 4 = 0
0 - 4 - = -4

7 .

Which are the missing numbers -1, -2, __, -4, -5, __?

-3 and -6

3 and 6

-3 and 6

3 and -6

This sequence is going down by 1 each time

8 .

The temperature is -8^o. If it rises 3^o what is the temperature now?

-11^o

11^o

-5^o

5^o

-8 + 3 = -5

9 .

Which of these statements is true?

-1 < -4

-2 < -6

2 < -2

-5 < -3

The symbol < means less than. The smaller part of the symbol is next to the smallest number

10 .

Which of these is the smallest number?

-1

-3

-5

Remember, the higher the negative number the lower its value

Author: Amanda Swift

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