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Choose less, more, or equal to zero.\u003Cbr>1) An elevator went up 4 floors. Its change in floor number was 4. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Lana checked the weather station and saw a temperature of 0°F. Is the temperature more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 2. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A warehouse received 28 more boxes than it shipped. Its change in inventory was 28 boxes. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 3. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | After several rainy days, a river was 1.5 feet above its usual reference level. The gauge showed 1.5 feet. Is the reading more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The temperature at a ski lodge dropped to-12°F overnight. Is the temperature more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 6. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Olivia parked on level-3 of an underground garage. Is the number of her parking level more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 7. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Sam took the elevator to the eighth floor. The elevator displayed 8. Is the floor number more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 8.\u003Cbr>9. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Cody watched a stock gain 9 points during the day. Its change was 9 points. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 10. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | On one play, a football team was pushed back 8 yards. The change in field position was-8 yards. Is the change more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 11. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Victor won a chess match and his rating increased by 3 points. Is the change in his rating more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 12.\u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | Two teams finished a game with the same score. The difference between their scores was 0. Is the difference more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  | 14. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Luke dropped an anchor 75 meters down from the surface of the water. If the |  |  |  |  |  | 15. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | water's surface is 0 meters, the anchor's position is-75 meters. Is its position more than, less than, or equal to zero?\u003Cbr>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? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | Two baseball teams scored the same number of runs. Their run difference was 0. Is the run difference more than, less than, or equal to zero? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | Roger was playing a game. At the end of the game his score was-12. 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