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Weekly Problem 32 - 2009

Stage: 3 Short Challenge Level:

	Day Max	Night Min
Sunday	$4^\circ$	$-1^\circ$
Monday	$5^\circ$	$-5^\circ$
Tuesday	$-1^\circ$	$-3^\circ$
Wednesday	$5^\circ$

So on Wednesday evening the Maximum recorded temperature is $5^\circ$

and the Minimum$-5^\circ$

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.

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Working systematically. Multiplication & division. Place value. Positive-negative numbers. Generalising. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Patterned numbers. Volume and capacity. Addition & subtraction. Temperature.