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 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −2 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3How far apart are −8 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B−7°F
- C21°F
- D5°F
5How far apart are −3 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −9 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7How far apart are −1 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8How far apart are −1 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A3°F
- B−3°F
- C15°F
- D−5°F
10It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B21°F
- C−3°F
- D3°F
11It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B7°F
- C17°F
- D−7°F
12It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B−6°F
- C8°F
- D4°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 8 steps
- 2. 8 steps
- 3. 16 steps
- 4. A (−5°F)
- 5. 12 steps
- 6. 14 steps
- 7. 8 steps
- 8. 6 steps
- 9. B (−3°F)
- 10. C (−3°F)
- 11. D (−7°F)
- 12. A (−4°F)
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