πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.C.6
🥶 Negative numbers
Negative numbers on a number line; opposites; distance from 0
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Which temperature is colder: −18°F or −9°F?
- A−18°F
- B−9°F
2Which number is greater: −16 or −1?
- A−1
- B−16
3Which temperature is colder: −16°F or −3°F?
- A−16°F
- B−3°F
4Which temperature is colder: −17°F or −6°F?
- A−6°F
- B−17°F
5Which temperature is colder: 4°F or −9°F?
- A−9°F
- B4°F
6Which number is greater: 6 or −9?
- A6
- B−9
7Which number is greater: −4 or −10?
- A−10
- B−4
8Which number is greater: −3 or 4?
- A4
- B−3
9Which number is greater: −12 or 4?
- A4
- B−12
10Which number is greater: −11 or −7?
- A−7
- B−11
11Which number is greater: 3 or −7?
- A−7
- B3
12Which temperature is colder: 7°F or −12°F?
- A−12°F
- B7°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. A (−18°F)
- 2. A (−1)
- 3. A (−16°F)
- 4. B (−17°F)
- 5. A (−9°F)
- 6. A (6)
- 7. B (−4)
- 8. A (4)
- 9. A (4)
- 10. A (−7)
- 11. B (3)
- 12. A (−12°F)
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