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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.Write these fractions in order, starting with the smallest: 2/3, 3/5, 5/6, 1/2
(a)1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 5/6
(b)5/6, 2/3, 3/5, 1/2
(c)1/2, 3/5, 5/6, 2/3
(d)1/2, 2/3, 3/5, 5/6
2.Which of these decimals lies between 1/4 and 2/5?
(a)0.45
(b)0.2
(c)0.5
(d)0.3
3.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
4.Which of these numbers lies between −4 and −1 on a number line?
(a)−5
(b)2
(c)0
(d)−2
5.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
6.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: −1.4, 5/4, −6/5, 1.3, 0
(a)−6/5, −1.4, 0, 5/4, 1.3
(b)−1.4, −6/5, 0, 1.3, 5/4
(c)1.3, 5/4, 0, −6/5, −1.4
(d)−1.4, −6/5, 0, 5/4, 1.3
7.Which one of these statements about negative numbers is true?
(a)−3 > 0
(b)0 > −1
(c)0 < −1
(d)−5 > −3
8.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
9.Write down the symbol that makes this statement true: 6/11 ___ 4/11
(a)≤
(b)<
(c)>
(d)=
10.Write these decimals in order, starting with the smallest: 0.6, 0.55, 0.601, 0.5, 0.56
(a)0.5, 0.55, 0.56, 0.6, 0.601
(b)0.5, 0.56, 0.55, 0.6, 0.601
(c)0.5, 0.6, 0.55, 0.56, 0.601
(d)0.601, 0.6, 0.56, 0.55, 0.5
11.Write these numbers in order, starting with the largest: 7/8, 0.8, 78%, 17/20
(a)7/8, 17/20, 0.8, 78%
(b)7/8, 0.8, 17/20, 78%
(c)78%, 0.8, 17/20, 7/8
(d)17/20, 7/8, 0.8, 78%
12.Write these numbers in order, starting with the smallest: 5, −8, 0, −3, 2
(a)−8, −3, 2, 0, 5
(b)−3, −8, 0, 2, 5
(c)5, 2, 0, −3, −8
(d)−8, −3, 0, 2, 5
13.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
14.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
15.Which of these numbers lies between −8 and −5 on a number line?
(a)−9
(b)6
(c)−4
(d)−6

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