Positive and Negative Numbers in Real Life

A temperature of 5 degrees Celsius is warmer than a temperature of -3 degrees Celsius. True or False?

• Not sure

• False

• True

• Maybe

If you owe $50 and then receive $30, what is your new balance?

• $20

• $80

• $100

• $10

Explain a real-life situation where a negative number would be used to represent a quantity.

• To measure the amount of money in a savings account

• In accounting to represent a debt or a loss.

• To represent a profit in accounting

• To indicate a positive balance in a bank account

If a football team gains 10 yards and then loses 5 yards, what is their net gain?

• 5 yards

• -5 yards

• 0 yards

• 15 yards

In a bank account, a deposit of $200 is represented as a positive number. How would a withdrawal of $100 be represented?

• 0

• -200

• 100

• -100

Explain a real-life situation where a positive number would be used to represent a quantity.

• In a grocery store when purchasing apples.

• Using a negative number to represent the temperature on a hot day

• In a bank account when the balance is in the negative

• When measuring the depth of a hole with a negative number

If a submarine is at a depth of -300 meters and then rises 150 meters, what is its new depth?

• 450 meters

• 0 meters

• -450 meters

• -150 meters

If a car travels 40 miles north and then 20 miles south, what is its final position relative to the starting point?

• 40 miles north

• 20 miles south

• 60 miles north

• 20 miles north

In a game, a player gains 50 points and then loses 20 points. What is their net gain or loss?

• 30

• 70

• -30

• 10

Explain the concept of a negative number in the context of owing money.

• Owing money is represented by the number zero.

• When you owe money, it is represented by a negative number.

• When you owe money, it is represented by a fraction.

• When you owe money, it is represented by a positive number.