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 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −5 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−7°F
- B7°F
- C15°F
- D−9°F
4How far apart are −3 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It 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
6How far apart are −7 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−2°F
- B−4°F
- C2°F
- D20°F
8It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B21°F
- C−11°F
- D9°F
9It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−11°F
- C15°F
- D−9°F
10It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A12°F
- B−4°F
- C−6°F
- D4°F
11It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A2°F
- B12°F
- C−2°F
- D−4°F
12It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B13°F
- C3°F
- D−5°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 12 steps
- 2. 10 steps
- 3. A (−7°F)
- 4. 7 steps
- 5. C (−3°F)
- 6. 9 steps
- 7. A (−2°F)
- 8. A (−9°F)
- 9. D (−9°F)
- 10. B (−4°F)
- 11. C (−2°F)
- 12. A (−3°F)
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