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Ordering numbers and inequality symbols worksheet — GCSE Foundation

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Ordering numbers and inequality symbols worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · N1 · Ordering numbers and inequality symbols · 15 questions

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1.Which of these statements about −0.7 and −0.25 is true?
(a)−0.7 = −0.25
(b)−0.7 < −0.25
(c)−0.7 ≥ −0.25
(d)−0.7 > −0.25
2.On one night in Manchester the temperature at 3 am was 8 °C below zero and at 9 am it was 3 °C below zero. Write down the warmer of the two readings.
(a)−3 °C
(b)3 °C
(c)5 °C
(d)−8 °C
3.During one night on a mountain, four hikers each recorded the temperature they felt: Ben −6 °C, Priya −2 °C, Sam −9 °C, Alex 1 °C. Work out the difference between the coldest and the warmest of these four temperatures.
(a)10 °C
(b)3 °C
(c)8 °C
(d)7 °C
4.Write these three numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 7/20, 0.3, 32%
(a)7/20, 32%, 0.3
(b)0.3, 32%, 7/20
(c)0.3, 7/20, 32%
(d)32%, 0.3, 7/20
5.Four weather stations each recorded their lowest overnight temperature. Which of these readings is the lowest?
(a)−15 °C
(b)−1 °C
(c)−7 °C
(d)0 °C
6.Write these numbers in order, starting with the largest: −0.6, 0.45, −0.15, 0.5, −0.09
(a)−0.6, −0.15, −0.09, 0.45, 0.5
(b)0.5, 0.45, −0.6, −0.15, −0.09
(c)0.5, 0.45, −0.09, −0.15, −0.6
(d)0.5, 0.45, −0.15, −0.09, −0.6
7.Which one of these statements is true?
(a)−3 ≥ −1
(b)0.4 < 2/5
(c)−5 ≤ −5
(d)7/10 ≤ 0.6
8.A number line runs from 0 to 1 and is divided into 4 equal parts. Which mark on the line represents 1/4?
(a)the third mark after 0
(b)the second mark after 0
(c)the fourth mark after 0
(d)the first mark after 0
9.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 3, −1, 0, −5
(a)3, 0, −1, −5
(b)−1, −5, 0, 3
(c)0, −1, −5, 3
(d)−5, −1, 0, 3
10.Amelia eats 5/8 of a bar of chocolate and Oliver eats 3/4 of an identical bar. Write both amounts as eighths and write down the greater of the two fractions.
(a)7/8
(b)1/8
(c)6/8
(d)5/8
11.A weather app records the temperature at three points in one day: 6 °C at noon, −2 °C at midnight, and −7 °C just before dawn. Work out the difference between the highest and lowest of these three temperatures.
(a)13 °C
(b)5 °C
(c)−1 °C
(d)8 °C
12.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: −2/3 ___ −5/6
(a)<
(b)≤
(c)>
(d)=
13.Four locations each record a temperature one winter morning. Which of these temperatures is the coldest?
(a)−4.5 °C
(b)−3.8 °C
(c)−4.05 °C
(d)2 °C
14.Which of these decimals lies between 1/4 and 2/5?
(a)0.45
(b)0.2
(c)0.5
(d)0.3
15.Which of these numbers is the largest: −9, −7, −4, −2?
(a)−7
(b)−4
(c)−2
(d)−9

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