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Grade 3 · Foundation · free GCSE maths worksheet

Multiplying and dividing negative numbers

The sign rules.

11 original questions, 21 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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The questions

1

Work out  (−3) × 4

1 mark
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-12
2

Work out  (−6) × (−7)

1 mark
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42
3

Work out  −20 ÷ 5

1 mark
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-4
4

Work out  −36 ÷ (−9)

1 mark
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4
5

At midnight the temperature in Leeds was 4°C. The temperature then fell by 3°C every hour for 5 hours.

Work out the temperature after 5 hours.

2 marks
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-11
6

Amir says that −8 ÷ −2 = −4.

Amir is wrong. Work out the correct answer and explain his mistake.

2 marks
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4. Dividing a negative number by a negative number gives a positive answer
7
  1. (−2) × (−3) × (−4)
  2. −48 ÷ 6 ÷ (−2)
2 marks
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a) -24 b) 4
8

Write down the missing number in each calculation.

  1. □ × (−4) = 28
  2. □ ÷ (−5) = 6
  3. 18 ÷ □ = −3
3 marks
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a) -7 b) -30 c) -6
9

Work out  (−2) × 5 − (−12) ÷ 4

3 marks
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-7
10
  1. Work out (−5)3
  2. Use your calculator to work out √2.56
2 marks
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a) -125 b) 1.6
11
  1. Work out (−4)2
  2. Work out 2 − (−7)
  3. Put a pair of brackets in this statement to make it true.
    3 − 5 × 2 = −4
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a) 16 b) 9 c) (3 - 5) × 2 = -4

Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.

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