Functional Skills MathsYears 10–13Functional Skills Maths Level 2

Negative numbers in context (temperature, finance)

Functional Skills Maths Level 2: Negative numbers in context (temperature, finance)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a thermometer on a freezing winter day. The red line goes below 0 — that's a negative number!

  2. 2

    The temperature is -5°C. Is that warmer or colder than 0°C?

  3. 3

    Drag the thermometer to show -8°C.

  4. 4

    The temperature is 3°C. It drops by 7 degrees. What's the new temperature?

  5. 5

    Start at 2°C. Drop 6 degrees. Where do you land?

  6. 6

    Show -3°C on the thermometer.

  7. 7

    You have £10. You spend £15. How much money do you have now?

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