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 −4 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −9 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A20°F
- B2°F
- C−2°F
- D−4°F
4How far apart are −4 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B1°F
- C−1°F
- D17°F
6It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B−2°F
- C2°F
- D16°F
7How far apart are −5 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−10°F
- C26°F
- D−8°F
9It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B7°F
- C11°F
- D−7°F
10How far apart are −7 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A2°F
- B8°F
- C−2°F
- D−4°F
12How far apart are −2 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 7 steps
- 2. 15 steps
- 3. C (−2°F)
- 4. 11 steps
- 5. C (−1°F)
- 6. B (−2°F)
- 7. 9 steps
- 8. D (−8°F)
- 9. D (−7°F)
- 10. 15 steps
- 11. C (−2°F)
- 12. 11 steps
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