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 −4 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−2°F
- B2°F
- C12°F
- D−4°F
3It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−9°F
- C−11°F
- D13°F
4How far apart are −2 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5How far apart are −8 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −7 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B20°F
- C−10°F
- D−8°F
8It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−9°F
- C25°F
- D−11°F
9How far apart are −3 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B1°F
- C19°F
- D−1°F
11It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A7°F
- B15°F
- C−7°F
- D−9°F
12It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B23°F
- C−7°F
- D−5°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 8 steps
- 2. A (−2°F)
- 3. B (−9°F)
- 4. 7 steps
- 5. 15 steps
- 6. 12 steps
- 7. D (−8°F)
- 8. B (−9°F)
- 9. 5 steps
- 10. D (−1°F)
- 11. C (−7°F)
- 12. D (−5°F)
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