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 −2 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −3 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−6°F
- B22°F
- C−4°F
- D4°F
4It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B−11°F
- C9°F
- D21°F
5How far apart are −8 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A10°F
- B−6°F
- C6°F
- D−8°F
7It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A7°F
- B−3°F
- C3°F
- D−5°F
8It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B3°F
- C21°F
- D−3°F
9It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 18 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−11°F
- B9°F
- C−9°F
- D27°F
10How far apart are −2 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11How far apart are −5 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−10°F
- B8°F
- C−8°F
- D14°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 10 steps
- 2. 5 steps
- 3. C (−4°F)
- 4. A (−9°F)
- 5. 14 steps
- 6. B (−6°F)
- 7. B (−3°F)
- 8. D (−3°F)
- 9. C (−9°F)
- 10. 4 steps
- 11. 10 steps
- 12. C (−8°F)
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