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Write all the integers between and .1 mark
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Go along the number line from to , leaving out the two ends and not missing .
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Start at on the number line and make jumps of to the right. Where do you land?1 mark
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Jumps to the right add.
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Add and .1 mark
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Adding to gives .
Both are negative:
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Add and .1 mark
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This is .
The signs are different: subtract the smaller from the bigger and keep the sign of the bigger.
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Find: (i) (ii)2 marks
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Different signs: subtract the smaller from the bigger and keep the sign of the bigger.
(i)
(ii)
Answer: (i) , (ii)
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Find the value of .2 marks
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Both are negative: add them and keep the sign.
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Find: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)5 marks
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Answer: (i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) , (v)
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Find .2 marks
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Write the smaller number under the bigger one and subtract column by column, starting from the units.
Units: (borrow 1)
Tens:
Hundreds: (borrow 1)
Thousands:
So
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A submarine is at m, that is, m below sea level. It rises m. Find its new position as an integer.3 marks
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Rising adds: the new position is
Different signs and the bigger number is negative, so
Count down: is , and is
So
Answer: m (that is, m below sea level)
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Work out .2 marks
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Both are negative: add them and keep the sign.
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Evaluate .3 marks
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Positive terms:
Negative terms:
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The results of a shop for five days were: profit ₹587, profit ₹632, loss ₹567, loss ₹522, profit ₹325. Taking a profit as and a loss as , find the total for the five days. Is it a profit or a loss?5 marks
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Total
Positive terms:
Negative terms:
So the five days give a profit of ₹455.
Answer: , that is, a profit of ₹455
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Find .1 mark
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Answer:
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Find: (i) (ii)2 marks
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(i) ,
(ii) ,
Answer: (i) , (ii)
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Find the value of .3 marks
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Sign:
So
Answer:
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Find: (i) (ii) (iii)5 marks
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(i) ; , ,
So
(ii) ; , ,
So
(iii) ; , ,
So
Answer: (i) , (ii) , (iii)
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Find .1 mark
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, so
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Work out .2 marks
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r ; r ; r ;
, so
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Find: (i) (ii)3 marks
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(i)
; ; ; r ;
, so
(ii)
; ; r ; ; r ;
, so
Answer: (i) , (ii)
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Find: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)5 marks
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Addition uses the addition rule; multiplication and division use the sign rule.
(i)
(ii) ,
(iii)
(iv) ,
(v) ; r ; r ; r ; ; so
Answer: (i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) , (v)