CATCH-UP
FRIDAY!
NUMERACY
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LET’S PRACTICE
14 − 20
= −6
−17 − 8
= −25
−21 + 9
= −12
−10 − (−13)
=3
8 − (−15)
= 23
SOLVE THE FOLLOWING
WORD PROBLEMS.
Show your solution.
1. Write the numbers in the
following examples using the
proper signs (+/-).
i) A submarine is at a depth of
512 meters below sea level.
1. Write the numbers in the
following examples using the
proper signs (+/-).
ii) The height of Mt. Everest, the
highest peak in the Himalayas,
is 8848 meters.
1. Write the numbers in the
following examples using the
proper signs (+/-).
iii) A kite is flying at a distance
of 120 meters from the ground.
2. The weather report
suggested that your city’s
temperature increased from –
10 degree Celsius to 20 degree
Celsius. What is the rise in
temperature?
3. Two churches are situated 8 m
above the sea level and 19 m
below the sea level respectively.
What is the distance between
the levels of two churches?
4. In a Mathematics test (+2) marks
are given for every correct answer
and 1 mark is given for every
incorrect answer. Zayn gets only 12
of his answers correct out of 18
questions on the test. What will be
his score?
5. A bird descends at the rate of
10 ft/min. How long will it take
for the bird to reach the ground
if it is flying at 300 ft high in the
sky?
6. The Indus Valley
Civilization began in 7000 B.C.
and came to an end in 1900
B.C. How long did it last?
7. Metal Gallium is a liquid at room
temperature. Its melting point is
about 30°C. The freezing point of
water is 0°C. How much warmer is
the melting point of Gallium than
the freezing point of water?
8. Nathan ended round one of a quiz
with 200 points. In round two, he
was deducted 300 points and in the
third round, he gained 200 points.
What was his total score at the end
of the third round?
9. A submarine submerges from
the surface of the sea at the rate
of 12 m/min. How long will it
take to reach 144 m below the
sea level?
10. Metal mercury is a liquid at room
temperature. Its melting point is
-39°C. The freezing point of alcohol
is -114°C. How much warmer is the
melting point of mercury than the
freezing point of alcohol?
ANSWERS
1. Write the numbers in the following
examples using the proper signs (+/-).
i) A submarine is at a depth of 512
meters below sea level.
−512
1. Write the numbers in the following
examples using the proper signs (+/-).
ii) The height of Mt. Everest, the highest
peak in the Himalayas, is 8848 meters.
+8848
1. Write the numbers in the following
examples using the proper signs (+/-).
iii) A kite is flying at a distance of 120
meters from the ground.
+120
2. The weather report suggested that
your city’s temperature increased from
– 10 degree Celsius to 20 degree
Celsius. What is the rise in
temperature?
30 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑖𝑢𝑠
3. Two churches are situated 8 m above
the sea level and 19 m below the sea
level respectively. What is the distance
between the levels of two churches?
27 𝑚
4. In a Mathematics test (+2) marks are given
for every correct answer and 1 mark is given
for every incorrect answer. Zayn gets only 12
of his answers correct out of 18 questions on
the test. What will be his score?
30
5. A bird descends at the rate of 10
ft/min. How long will it take for the bird
to reach the ground if it is flying at 300 ft
high in the sky?
30 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
6. The Indus Valley Civilization
began in 7000 B.C. and came to an
end in 1900 B.C. How long did it last?
5100 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠
7. Metal Gallium is a liquid at room
temperature. Its melting point is about 30°C.
The freezing point of water is 0°C. How
much warmer is the melting point of Gallium
than the freezing point of water?
30°𝐶
8. Nathan ended round one of a quiz with
200 points. In round two, he was deducted
300 points and in the third round, he gained
200 points. What was his total score at the
end of the third round?
100 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠
9. A submarine submerges from the
surface of the sea at the rate of 12
m/min. How long will it take to
reach 144 m below the sea level?
12 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
10. Metal mercury is a liquid at room
temperature. Its melting point is
-39°C. The freezing point of alcohol is -114°C.
How much warmer is the melting point of
mercury than the freezing point of alcohol?
75°𝐶
POST-ACTIVITY QUESTIONS
1. Were there any specific strategies you
found effective when solving the
problems? Explain briefly.
2. Did you face any challenges during the
activity? How did you overcome them?
3. Can you think of other real-life scenarios
where positive and negative numbers
could be used to represent quantities?
4. Were there any specific challenges
you faced while solving these word
problems?
5. How did you overcome those
challenges, and what did you learn
from the process?