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 −3 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −8 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B11°F
- C−5°F
- D−7°F
4How far apart are −5 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A2°F
- B−2°F
- C−4°F
- D12°F
6How far apart are −1 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B−7°F
- C5°F
- D13°F
8How far apart are −1 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A10°F
- B4°F
- C−6°F
- D−4°F
10It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−1°F
- C1°F
- D−3°F
11How far apart are −4 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−10°F
- C14°F
- D−8°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 7 steps
- 2. 11 steps
- 3. C (−5°F)
- 4. 14 steps
- 5. B (−2°F)
- 6. 5 steps
- 7. A (−5°F)
- 8. 8 steps
- 9. D (−4°F)
- 10. B (−1°F)
- 11. 10 steps
- 12. D (−8°F)
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