πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.C.6
🥶 Negative numbers
Negative numbers on a number line; opposites; distance from 0
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B−2°F
- C2°F
- D10°F
2It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−11°F
- B25°F
- C9°F
- D−9°F
3How far apart are −7 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4How far apart are −3 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5How far apart are −4 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B4°F
- C10°F
- D−6°F
7How far apart are −8 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8How far apart are −9 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 16 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A7°F
- B25°F
- C−7°F
- D−9°F
10How far apart are −3 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11How far apart are −8 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12How far apart are −8 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. B (−2°F)
- 2. D (−9°F)
- 3. 8 steps
- 4. 12 steps
- 5. 8 steps
- 6. A (−4°F)
- 7. 16 steps
- 8. 18 steps
- 9. C (−7°F)
- 10. 8 steps
- 11. 10 steps
- 12. 14 steps
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