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Maths
Negative numbers

Starter quiz

  • Which of the following words is the same as add? Select all that apply.
    • sum  ✓
    • minus
    • total  ✓
    • increase  ✓
    • plus  ✓
  • The temperature is 32℃. It decreases by 9℃. Tick the symbols that would be needed to write this as an equation.
    • +
    • −  ✓
    • x
    • =  ✓
  • The temperature is 12℃. It drops by 11℃. Which of the following unsolved equations matches the problem?
    • 12 − 11 = ?  ✓
    • 11 − 12 = ?
    • ? = 12 − 11  ✓
    • 11 + 17 = ?
    • 17 + 11 = ?
  • 32 − 17 = ______
    • '15' ✓
  • Which of the following mean 'subtract'?
    • Take away  ✓
    • Add
    • Minus  ✓
    • Remove  ✓
    • Combine
  • Match the word with its correct definition.
    • equation
      ⇔
      one number, calculation or expression is equal to another ✓
    • difference
      ⇔
      the result of subtracting one number from another ✓
    • addition
      ⇔
      finding the total, or sum, by combining two or more numbers ✓
    • change
      ⇔
      make something different  ✓
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