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Positive and Negative: Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1
Positive and Negative: Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1
°C
25
20
15
10
–5
–10
–15
You can also use a negative figure to represent a loss of trading. Or a bank may use a negative to
represent an overdraft as the figure is below 0.
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Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1
Activity
Write the temperatures in the correct places on the thermometer
20 –10 15
5 –5
–15 10 25
°C
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Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1
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2) In the weather the temperature today was –6°C but is going to be 2°C tomorrow.
How much will the temperature increase by?
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