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 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A22°F
- B−8°F
- C8°F
- D−10°F
2How far apart are −4 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B5°F
- C9°F
- D−7°F
4It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A19°F
- B−9°F
- C9°F
- D−11°F
5How far apart are −1 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −3 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B−7°F
- C7°F
- D17°F
8How far apart are −6 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−8°F
- B26°F
- C−10°F
- D8°F
10It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−1°F
- B−3°F
- C13°F
- D1°F
11It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B21°F
- C−7°F
- D7°F
12How far apart are −1 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. B (−8°F)
- 2. 7 steps
- 3. A (−5°F)
- 4. B (−9°F)
- 5. 9 steps
- 6. 5 steps
- 7. B (−7°F)
- 8. 14 steps
- 9. A (−8°F)
- 10. A (−1°F)
- 11. C (−7°F)
- 12. 10 steps
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