NumihanaA temperature rises from -15°C to 3°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
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Intervals across zero.
Intervals across zero
Numihana · England Year 6
Intervals across zero
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Intervals across zero
A temperature rises from -7°C to 11°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
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A temperature rises from -10°C to 20°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
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A temperature rises from -6°C to 9°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
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A temperature rises from -18°C to 12°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
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A temperature rises from -4°C to 8°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
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Numihana · England Year 6
Intervals across zero
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Intervals across zero
A temperature rises from -15°C to 3°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 18
A temperature rises from -7°C to 11°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 18
A temperature rises from -10°C to 20°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 30
A temperature rises from -6°C to 9°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 15
A temperature rises from -18°C to 12°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 30
A temperature rises from -4°C to 8°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 12
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Intervals across zero
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 6 → Number → place value · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Count the distance to zero from each side and combine the distances. An interval is a non-negative distance.
A common slip
The colder temperature may have a larger numeral but a smaller value.
Worked example
A temperature rises from -15°C to 4°C. By how many degrees does it rise?
Answer: 19
Count the distance to zero from each side and combine the distances. An interval is a non-negative distance.