Dividing: Real-world Applications
Mathematics
Grade 7
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on dividing negative numbers through real-world contexts and multi-step problems for Grade 7 students.
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Dividing: Real-world Applications
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the value of 36 ÷ (-6).
[2 marks]2.
Find the result of (-48) ÷ 8.
[2 marks]3.
Divide 81 by -9 and state the answer.
[2 marks]4.
Calculate (-144) ÷ (-12).
[2 marks]5.
What is 150 divided by -30?
[2 marks]6.
A submarine descends 500 meters every hour. If it starts at sea level (0 meters), how deep is it after 4 hours? Express your answer as a negative number.
[3 marks]7.
A temperature drops 3 degrees Celsius every hour. If the temperature is initially 10°C, what is the temperature after 5 hours? Show your working.
[3 marks]8.
A bank account has a debt of $120. If payments of $30 are made each week, how many weeks will it take to clear the debt? (Express the answer as a positive number of weeks.)
[2 marks]9.
Divide -84 by 7 and explain why the answer is negative.
[3 marks]10.
A hiker descends a mountain 250 meters every hour. Starting from the summit (0 meters), how far below the summit is the hiker after 6 hours? Write the answer as a negative number.
[3 marks]11.
Calculate 72 ÷ (-8) and verify if the quotient is negative or positive.
[2 marks]12.
Error Analysis: A student computes (-36) ÷ 6 as 6. Identify the mistake and correct it.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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