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 −6 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −6 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3How far apart are −6 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B19°F
- C9°F
- D−11°F
5How far apart are −1 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −5 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7How far apart are −5 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8How far apart are −5 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A20°F
- B−10°F
- C8°F
- D−8°F
10How far apart are −2 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A17°F
- B3°F
- C−3°F
- D−5°F
12How far apart are −8 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 7 steps
- 2. 15 steps
- 3. 8 steps
- 4. A (−9°F)
- 5. 7 steps
- 6. 14 steps
- 7. 6 steps
- 8. 13 steps
- 9. D (−8°F)
- 10. 7 steps
- 11. C (−3°F)
- 12. 17 steps
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