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Comparing Positive and Negative Numbers
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Comparing Positive and Negative Numbers
Use the number line to compare and order integers. Numbers farther to the right are greater.
Reading and ordering integers
1.Which number is greater: −6 or 2?
- −6
- 2
2.Which number is smaller: −11 or −4?
- −11
- −4
3.Use the number line to write −8, 4, −1, 0 and 6 in order from smallest to largest.
4.Write >, < or = in each gap.
a) −3 ___ 5
b) 8 ___ −6
c) −9 ___ −2
d) 0 ___ 0
Positive and negative numbers in context
5.At breakfast, the temperature was −3°C. By lunchtime it had risen to 5°C. Which time of day was warmer?
- Breakfast
- Lunchtime
- The temperatures were equal
6.Keira's account balance is −£12 and Poppy's balance is £7. Whose balance is greater?
7.A coastal path is 18 metres above sea level. A cave entrance is 25 metres below sea level. Which place is higher?
- The coastal path
- The cave entrance
8.Three rugby teams have these points differences: Falcons −5, Otters +2 and Foxes −1. Rank the teams from greatest points difference to smallest.
Challenge
9.Select every statement that is true.
- −80 is smaller than −30
- Every positive number is greater than every negative number
- −2 is greater than −9
- Zero is a positive number
10.Explain why −7 is less than −3. Use the positions of the numbers on a number line in your explanation.
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