Negative Numbers Quiz

Question 1

What is −3 + 7?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

-10

Answer

-4

Answer

10

Question 2

What is 5 − 9?

Accepted Answer

-4

Answer

-1

Answer

4

Answer

14

Question 3

What is −6 − 4?

Accepted Answer

-10

Answer

-2

Answer

2

Answer

10

Question 4

What is −3 × 4?

Accepted Answer

-12

Answer

-7

Answer

7

Answer

12

Question 5

What is −5 × −3?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

-15

Answer

-8

Answer

8

Question 6

Which is colder: −8°C or −3°C?

Accepted Answer

-8°C

Answer

-3°C

Answer

They are the same

Answer

Cannot be compared

Question 7

What is −20 ÷ 4?

Accepted Answer

-5

Answer

-80

Answer

5

Answer

80

Question 8

What is −12 ÷ −3?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

-4

Answer

-1

Answer

36

Question 9

The temperature was −4°C. It rises by 11°C. What is the new temperature?

Accepted Answer

7°C

Answer

-15°C

Answer

-7°C

Answer

15°C

Question 10

What is 3 − (−5)?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

-8

Answer

-2

Answer

2

Question 11

Put these in order, smallest first: −1, 4, −7, 0, 3

Accepted Answer

−7, −1, 0, 3, 4

Answer

−1, −7, 0, 3, 4

Answer

0, −1, −7, 3, 4

Answer

4, 3, 0, −1, −7

Question 12

What is −(−9)?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

-18

Answer

-9

Answer

0

Question 13

A submarine is at −120 m. It rises 45 m. What is its new depth?

Accepted Answer

-75 m

Answer

-165 m

Answer

75 m

Answer

165 m

Question 14

What is −4²? (Note: this means −(4²), not (−4)²)

Accepted Answer

-16

Answer

16

Answer

-8

Answer

8

Question 15

What is (−4)²?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

-16

Answer

-8

Answer

8

Question 16

A bank account has £−30 (overdrawn). £50 is deposited. What is the new balance?

Accepted Answer

£20

Answer

-£80

Answer

-£20

Answer

£80

Question 17

What is −2 + (−6) + 10?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

-18

Answer

-4

Answer

18

Question 18

What is the difference between −15 and 8?

Accepted Answer

23

Answer

7

Answer

-7

Answer

-23

Question 19

Which expression equals a negative result?

Accepted Answer

20 ÷ (−5)

Answer

(−3) × (−4)

Answer

(−2)²

Answer

−(−7)

Question 20

Solve: −3x = 15

Accepted Answer

x = −5

Answer

x = −45

Answer

x = 5

Answer

x = 45