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 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −7 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B4°F
- C12°F
- D−6°F
4How far apart are −2 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A3°F
- B−3°F
- C−5°F
- D13°F
6How far apart are −3 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7How far apart are −3 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8How far apart are −1 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9How far apart are −1 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10How far apart are −8 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−6°F
- B6°F
- C18°F
- D−8°F
12It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A17°F
- B−5°F
- C−3°F
- D3°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 8 steps
- 2. 8 steps
- 3. A (−4°F)
- 4. 11 steps
- 5. B (−3°F)
- 6. 11 steps
- 7. 10 steps
- 8. 4 steps
- 9. 6 steps
- 10. 17 steps
- 11. A (−6°F)
- 12. C (−3°F)
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