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 −9 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −4 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3How far apart are −4 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4How far apart are −2 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5How far apart are −9 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −1 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A25°F
- B9°F
- C−11°F
- D−9°F
8How far apart are −7 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−4°F
- C−6°F
- D4°F
10It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B−5°F
- C13°F
- D−7°F
11How far apart are −4 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 16 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A24°F
- B8°F
- C−10°F
- D−8°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 17 steps
- 2. 9 steps
- 3. 12 steps
- 4. 5 steps
- 5. 11 steps
- 6. 4 steps
- 7. D (−9°F)
- 8. 10 steps
- 9. B (−4°F)
- 10. B (−5°F)
- 11. 11 steps
- 12. D (−8°F)
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