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 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A20°F
- B−10°F
- C8°F
- D−8°F
3How far apart are −1 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B−7°F
- C11°F
- D7°F
5How far apart are −4 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A11°F
- B−5°F
- C−7°F
- D5°F
7It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B9°F
- C−1°F
- D1°F
8It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A4°F
- B14°F
- C−6°F
- D−4°F
9It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−1°F
- B−3°F
- C11°F
- D1°F
10How far apart are −8 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11How far apart are −3 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12How far apart are −3 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 9 steps
- 2. D (−8°F)
- 3. 7 steps
- 4. B (−7°F)
- 5. 5 steps
- 6. B (−5°F)
- 7. C (−1°F)
- 8. D (−4°F)
- 9. A (−1°F)
- 10. 13 steps
- 11. 7 steps
- 12. 5 steps
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