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 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−10°F
- B8°F
- C−8°F
- D20°F
2How far apart are −2 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3How far apart are −7 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B13°F
- C7°F
- D−7°F
5How far apart are −9 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−10°F
- B−8°F
- C8°F
- D18°F
7How far apart are −5 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A21°F
- B7°F
- C−7°F
- D−9°F
9It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B9°F
- C1°F
- D−1°F
10It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A25°F
- B−9°F
- C−11°F
- D9°F
11It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B13°F
- C−7°F
- D−5°F
12How far apart are −2 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. C (−8°F)
- 2. 6 steps
- 3. 14 steps
- 4. D (−7°F)
- 5. 18 steps
- 6. B (−8°F)
- 7. 11 steps
- 8. C (−7°F)
- 9. D (−1°F)
- 10. B (−9°F)
- 11. D (−5°F)
- 12. 3 steps
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