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 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B−7°F
- C7°F
- D15°F
2It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A19°F
- B−3°F
- C3°F
- D−5°F
3It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B7°F
- C3°F
- D−5°F
4It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B3°F
- C9°F
- D−3°F
5It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A21°F
- B9°F
- C−9°F
- D−11°F
6It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−10°F
- B−8°F
- C8°F
- D26°F
7How far apart are −5 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−6°F
- B4°F
- C18°F
- D−4°F
9It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A16°F
- B−2°F
- C2°F
- D−4°F
10It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A16°F
- B6°F
- C−6°F
- D−8°F
11It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 16 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A25°F
- B−7°F
- C−9°F
- D7°F
12It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B−1°F
- C11°F
- D1°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. B (−7°F)
- 2. B (−3°F)
- 3. A (−3°F)
- 4. D (−3°F)
- 5. C (−9°F)
- 6. B (−8°F)
- 7. 13 steps
- 8. D (−4°F)
- 9. B (−2°F)
- 10. C (−6°F)
- 11. B (−7°F)
- 12. B (−1°F)
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