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: −16°F or −6°F?
- A−6°F
- B−16°F
2Which temperature is colder: 5°F or −2°F?
- A−2°F
- B5°F
3Which temperature is colder: 5°F or −10°F?
- A5°F
- B−10°F
4Which temperature is colder: −20°F or −3°F?
- A−20°F
- B−3°F
5Which temperature is colder: 6°F or −16°F?
- A−16°F
- B6°F
6Which number is greater: 9 or −17?
- A−17
- B9
7Which temperature is colder: −8°F or 7°F?
- A−8°F
- B7°F
8Which number is greater: −13 or −7?
- A−13
- B−7
9Which number is greater: −8 or −13?
- A−13
- B−8
10Which number is greater: −15 or 6?
- A−15
- B6
11Which temperature is colder: 7°F or −15°F?
- A−15°F
- B7°F
12Which number is greater: −17 or −4?
- A−4
- B−17
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. B (−16°F)
- 2. A (−2°F)
- 3. B (−10°F)
- 4. A (−20°F)
- 5. A (−16°F)
- 6. B (9)
- 7. A (−8°F)
- 8. B (−7)
- 9. B (−8)
- 10. B (6)
- 11. A (−15°F)
- 12. A (−4)
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