Reading & Ordering Numbers (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Maths: Core): Exam Questions

Write one hundred and twenty thousand and twenty in figures.

Write two hundred thousand and seventeen in figures.

Work out the difference in temperature between -6 °C and 5 °C.

............................................. °C

Alexa, Ben and Chloe own a restaurant.

Alexa records some temperatures.

         Fridge 4 °C    Cool box -3°C    Freezer -19°C

i) Find the difference in temperature between the fridge and the cool box.

............................................ °C [1]

ii) Find the difference in temperature between the cool box and the freezer.

............................................ °C [1]

iii) The temperature in the cold room is 5°C lower than the fridge.

Find the temperature in the cold room.

............................................ °C [1]

Write the number four hundred and eighteen thousand and seventy two in figures.

When Marco arrives at a port the temperature is 5°C.
At midnight the temperature has fallen by 7°C.

Find the temperature at midnight.

............................................... °C

Write down the temperature that is 7°C below -3°C.

................................................°C

Work out the difference in temperature between -4 °C and 4 °C.

................................................°C

On Monday the temperature at midday is 4°C and the temperature at midnight is -3°C.

Work out the difference between these two temperatures.

........................................°C

On Wednesday the temperature at midday is -1°C.
By 7pm the temperature has fallen by 4°C.

Work out the temperature at 7pm.

........................................°C

The temperature at 0700 is -3 °C.
This temperature is 11°C higher than the temperature at 0100.

Find the temperature at 0100.

............................... °C 

The average temperature at the North Pole is -23°C in January and -11 °C in March.

i) Find the difference between these temperatures.

............................................ °C 

ii) The average temperature in July is 28°C higher than the average temperature in March.

Find the average temperature in July.

............................................ °C [1]

Sean records the maximum and minimum temperatures, in °C, at a museum.
Some of the results for one week are shown in the table.

i) Find the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature on Wednesday.

............................................. °C [1]

ii) The minimum temperature on Saturday was 2°C higher than the minimum temperature on Monday.

Find the minimum temperature on Saturday.

............................................. °C [1]

iii) In this week the range of temperatures was 23°C.

Find the minimum temperature on Sunday.

............................................. °C [1]

This table shows the temperature, in °C, at midnight and at 3 pm for four cities on the same day.

Use the table to complete this statement.

The city with the biggest difference in temperature between midnight and 3pm

is .................................................. with a difference of ................................°C.

The temperature at midnight in Moscow was  –11 °C. At 3 pm the temperature has increased by 5°C.

Work out the temperature at 3 pm.

............................................. °C

The temperature on Monday was -7°C.
The temperature on Tuesday was 5°C lower than on Monday.
The temperature on Wednesday was 8°C higher than on Tuesday.

Find the temperature on Wednesday.

............................................ °C

The lowest temperature recorded at Scott Base in Antarctica is -57.0°C.
The highest temperature recorded at Scott Base is 63.8°C more than this.

What is the highest temperature recorded at Scott Base?

................................................ °C

Write this number in figures.

One million three hundred and two thousand five hundred and ninety-six.

Write down

i) the number 604925 in words,

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ii) a prime number between 50 and 60,

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iii) the value of .

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