Positive & Negative Numbers in Everyday Life

🌍 Positive & Negative Numbers in Everyday Life Quiz

Discover How Numbers Relate to Real-World Situations

📋 Instructions: Answer questions about how positive and negative numbers relate to everyday activities and real-world situations. Select the correct answer for each question.

1. A temperature of -5°C represents:

a) 5 degrees above freezing b) 5 degrees below freezing c) Exactly at freezing point d) Room temperature

2. If you have $50 in your bank account and spend $75, your balance would be:

a) +$25 b) -$25 c) $0 d) +$125

3. An elevator starting at ground floor (0) and going down 3 floors would be at:

a) Floor +3 b) Floor -3 (basement level 3) c) Floor 0 d) Floor 6

4. A football team gains 8 yards, then loses 12 yards. Their net yardage is:

a) +20 yards b) +4 yards c) -4 yards d) 0 yards

5. Sea level is represented by 0. A submarine at -200 meters is:

a) 200 meters above sea level b) 200 meters below sea level c) At sea level d) On the surface

6. If today is Wednesday (day 0), what day was it 2 days ago?

a) Friday (day +2) b) Monday (day -2) c) Tuesday (day -1) d) Thursday (day +1)

7. A company's profit of +$5000 in January and a loss of -$3000 in February gives a total of:

a) +$8000 profit b) +$2000 profit c) -$2000 loss d) $0 (break even)

8. In golf, a score of -3 (three under par) is:

a) A bad score (worse than par) b) A good score (better than par) c) Exactly at par d) An impossible score

9. A weight change of -5 pounds means:

a) Gained 5 pounds b) Lost 5 pounds c) No weight change d) Weighs exactly 5 pounds

10. If the year 2000 is considered year 0, then the year 1995 would be represented as:

a) +5 b) -5 c) 0 d) 1995

This HTML quiz focuses on interpreting and relating positive and negative numbers to everyday activities and real-world situations, with automatic scoring and detailed explanations for each question.