πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.C.6
🥶 Negative numbers
Negative numbers on a number line; opposites; distance from 0
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1How far apart are −1 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 18 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−11°F
- C27°F
- D−9°F
3It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B1°F
- C−1°F
- D15°F
4How far apart are −7 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B3°F
- C13°F
- D−3°F
6How far apart are −2 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−7°F
- B7°F
- C−9°F
- D13°F
8It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−1°F
- B1°F
- C−3°F
- D9°F
9It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A19°F
- B−1°F
- C1°F
- D−3°F
10It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−8°F
- B12°F
- C−6°F
- D6°F
11How far apart are −6 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A19°F
- B9°F
- C−9°F
- D−11°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 2 steps
- 2. D (−9°F)
- 3. C (−1°F)
- 4. 12 steps
- 5. D (−3°F)
- 6. 3 steps
- 7. A (−7°F)
- 8. A (−1°F)
- 9. B (−1°F)
- 10. C (−6°F)
- 11. 15 steps
- 12. C (−9°F)
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