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 −5 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−10°F
- C−8°F
- D22°F
3It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B−5°F
- C−7°F
- D15°F
4It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A14°F
- B−10°F
- C8°F
- D−8°F
5How far apart are −3 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −6 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B21°F
- C−7°F
- D5°F
8It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 18 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−11°F
- B27°F
- C−9°F
- D9°F
9It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A7°F
- B17°F
- C−7°F
- D−9°F
10How far apart are −4 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11How far apart are −3 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B21°F
- C−7°F
- D7°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 10 steps
- 2. C (−8°F)
- 3. B (−5°F)
- 4. D (−8°F)
- 5. 11 steps
- 6. 14 steps
- 7. A (−5°F)
- 8. C (−9°F)
- 9. C (−7°F)
- 10. 5 steps
- 11. 10 steps
- 12. C (−7°F)
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