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 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A11°F
- B−3°F
- C3°F
- D−5°F
3How far apart are −5 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4How far apart are −6 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B−7°F
- C5°F
- D15°F
6How far apart are −7 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−10°F
- B26°F
- C8°F
- D−8°F
8It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B20°F
- C−10°F
- D−8°F
9How far apart are −4 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−2°F
- C2°F
- D−4°F
11It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A22°F
- B−6°F
- C−4°F
- D4°F
12It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A14°F
- B4°F
- C−6°F
- D−4°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 16 steps
- 2. B (−3°F)
- 3. 13 steps
- 4. 9 steps
- 5. A (−5°F)
- 6. 10 steps
- 7. D (−8°F)
- 8. D (−8°F)
- 9. 8 steps
- 10. B (−2°F)
- 11. C (−4°F)
- 12. D (−4°F)
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