Word problems
Types of exercises: word problem: temperature, word problem: temperature difference, word problem: levels and depths, word problem: an overdrawn account, negative numbers around us, word problem: temperature change on a thermometer.
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A lift started from level −1 in the underground car park and went 9 floors up. Which level did it stop at?
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Ola had 13 zloty in the account. Ola paid 26 zloty by card - the account may go below zero. What is the balance now?
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The thermometer shows the air temperature at noon. By the evening the temperature had fallen by 5 degrees. What was the temperature in the evening?
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In the morning the thermometer showed −18 °C. During the day the temperature rose by 14 degrees. What temperature did it show in the afternoon?
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A thermometer shows 6 degrees below zero. Which number describes this temperature?
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On the same morning it was −6 °C in Wrocław and 1 °C in Gdańsk. How many degrees warmer was it in Gdańsk?
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A diver was at level −34 m, that is below the surface. They swam 23 metres up. What level are they at now?
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Jacob had 78 zloty in the account. Jacob paid 105 zloty by card - the account may go below zero. What is the balance now?
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The thermometer shows the air temperature at noon. In the evening it was −4 °C. By how many degrees did the temperature fall from noon to evening?
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In the afternoon the thermometer showed 5 °C. Overnight the temperature fell by 11 degrees. What temperature did it show the next morning?
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