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4024/11 May/Jun 2021, Question 4: Directed Numbers

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 11 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Work out two everyday number problems: one about a harbour's water level changing from morning to afternoon, and one about a temperature falling from midday to midnight.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Work out how much the harbour water level changes between 5 m in the morning and −2 m in the afternoon.

  1. 15 − (−2) = 7 m

Answer7

Part (b) · 1 mark

Work out the midnight temperature when it starts at 9 °C at midday and falls by 15.3 °C.

  1. 19 − 15.3 = −6.3 °C

Answer−6.3

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