Changing temperatures
This task is about addition and subtraction with negative numbers.
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a) On Friday morning the temperature was ⁻2°C. By the evening it was ⁻11°C.
By how many degrees did the temperature change during Friday?
°C
b) On Saturday evening the temperature was 6°C. On Sunday morning it was ⁻7°C.
By how many degrees did the temperature change during the night?
°C
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c) At midday on Monday the temperature was 7°C. By the end of the day it had
decreased
by 15°C.
What was the temperature at the end of the day?
°C
d) On Tuesday morning the temperature was ⁻4°C. By the afternoon it had
increased
by 9°C.
What was the temperature in the afternoon?
°C
e) On Wednesday evening the temperature was ⁻5°C. By Thursday morning it had
decreased
by 8°C.
What was the temperature on Thursday morning?
°C
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