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Choose less, more, or equal to zero.\u003Cbr>1) Paul was playing a basketball game. At the end of the game he had scored 18 points. Is his score more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | After several dry days, a river was 2 feet below its usual reference level. The gauge showed-2 feet. Is the reading more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 2. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Cody lost a chess match and his rating dropped 12 points. The change in his rating was-12. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 3. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A mountain peak rises 14,000 feet above sea level. Is the peak's elevation more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Amy dove 45 feet below the surface of the ocean. If the surface is 0 feet, her position is-45 feet. Is her position more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 6. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A lookout tower stands 250 feet above the valley floor. If the valley floor is 0 feet, is the tower's position more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 7. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A reservoir was 6 feet below its target level. Its difference from the target was-6 feet. Is the difference more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 8.\u003Cbr>9. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | At low tide, the water was 1.7 feet below mean sea level. The tide reading was-1.7 feet. Is the reading more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 10. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | John marked 6 on a number line. Is the number he marked more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 11. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Henry was playing a game. At the end of the game his score was-12. Is his score more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 12.\u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | Katie earned 14 bonus points in a game. The change in her score was 14. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 14. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Sarah returned everything she bought, so her store account had no debt and no credit. Its balance was $0. Is the balance more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 15. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | A small business earned $1,800 more than it spent last month, so its profit was $1,800 . Is the profit more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | Paige checked her phone at noon and again an hour later. The battery level had |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | not changed, so the change was 0 percentage points. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero?\u003Cbr>A submarine rose all the way to the ocean's surface. If the surface is 0 meters, its position was 0 meters. 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