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 −8 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B−7°F
- C11°F
- D5°F
3It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 16 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B24°F
- C−10°F
- D−8°F
4It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−4°F
- C4°F
- D−6°F
5How far apart are −5 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −8 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A13°F
- B−11°F
- C−9°F
- D9°F
8How far apart are −7 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9How far apart are −4 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10How far apart are −7 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11How far apart are −6 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12How far apart are −4 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 16 steps
- 2. A (−5°F)
- 3. D (−8°F)
- 4. B (−4°F)
- 5. 13 steps
- 6. 10 steps
- 7. C (−9°F)
- 8. 9 steps
- 9. 5 steps
- 10. 13 steps
- 11. 9 steps
- 12. 10 steps
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