Negative Numbers worksheet
9 GCSE practice questions with answers, free to print. Every sheet is generated, so you can make a fresh one whenever you need it.
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1 mark
Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest.
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2 marks
(a)
Work out the value of \(-10 + 14\)
(b)Work out the value of \(6 - (-11)\)
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4 marks
At 4 am the temperature in Aberdeen was \(-7^\circ\text{C}\).
(a)By 2 pm the temperature had risen by \(13^\circ\text{C}\). Work out the temperature at 2 pm.
(b)By midnight the temperature had fallen to \(-12^\circ\text{C}\). Work out the fall in temperature between 2 pm and midnight.
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3 marks
Here is part of a number line.
(a)State the number that the point labelled A is marking.
(b)Calculate the difference between the numbers marked by A and B.
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2 marks
(a)
Work out \(-8 \times 9\)
(b)Work out \(-24 \div (-3)\)
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4 marks
Joel has £100 in a bank account. A bill for £225 is taken out of the account.
(a)Calculate the balance of the account after the £225 bill is taken out.
(b)Joel then pays £250 into the account. Work out how much he now has in the account.
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3 marks
(a)
Work out \((-11)^2\)
(b)Work out \((-2)^3\)
(c)Work out \((-7) \times (-6) \times (-5)\)
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6 marks
In a quiz, every correct answer scores \(2\) points and every wrong answer scores \(-4\) points.
(a)Ben answers 6 questions correctly and 8 questions wrongly.
Find Ben's total score.
(b)In a second quiz Ben answers 8 questions correctly and scores -40 points.
Calculate how many questions he answered wrongly.
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2 marks
A pump is fixed exactly halfway between the top of the winding gear and the floor of the deepest level.
Calculate the height of the pump.
Answers
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(a) \(4\)
(b) \(17\) -
(a) \(6^\circ\text{C}\)
(b) \(18^\circ\text{C}\) -
(a) \(-10\)
(b) \(22\) -
(a) \(-72\)
(b) \(8\) -
(a) \(-£125\)
(b) \(\text{£}125\) -
(a) \(121\)
(b) \(-8\)
(c) \(-210\) -
(a) \(-20\)
(b) \(14\) - \(-36\ \text{m}\)