0580/12 Oct/Nov 2024, Question 11: Directed Numbers
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 12 (Core) · Calculator · 2 marks
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The question, in short
Two towns have temperatures of −8 °C and 16 °C; find their difference, then find town A's temperature after it rises by 12 °C.
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Part (a) · 1 mark
Work out the difference between the temperatures −8 °C and 16 °C.
- 116 − (−8) = 16 + 8
- 2= 24 °C
Answer24
Part (b) · 1 mark
Starting from −8 °C, work out town A's temperature after a rise of 12 °C.
- 1−8 + 12 = 4 °C
Answer4
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