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Positive and Negative Numbers

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Which is warmer: -11 degrees or -12 degrees?

-11 degrees! -11 > -12

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Which is COLDER: -11 degrees or -10 degrees?

-11 is colder! -11 < -10

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It was 70 degrees at 7 pm. The temperature dropped by 10 degrees by midnight. What was the temperature at midnight?

60 degrees

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It was 8 degrees at 10 pm. It dropped 12 degrees by midnight. What was the temperature at midnight?

-4 degrees

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A diver is 20 feet BELOW sea level. After he swims 15 feet towards the surface, what is his elevation?

5 feet below sea level (-5)

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A whale is at the surface of the ocean to breathe. What is his elevation?

0 !

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A whale swims 150 feet below sea level. Write as a positive or negative number.

-150

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Which is smaller: -10 or -5?

-10

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Which is smaller: 10 or -10?

-10

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Which is smaller: -5 or -6?

-6

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Which is larger: 15 or -15?

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Which is smaller: 1 or 0?

0

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Which is smaller: 1/2 or -1?

-1

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Which is larger? -1/2 or 1/2

1/2

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