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 −1 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −8 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B−1°F
- C13°F
- D1°F
4How far apart are −3 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5How far apart are −1 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A21°F
- B−11°F
- C9°F
- D−9°F
7It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−7°F
- B17°F
- C5°F
- D−5°F
8It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A20°F
- B4°F
- C−4°F
- D−6°F
9It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 17 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A25°F
- B9°F
- C−11°F
- D−9°F
10How far apart are −2 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−10°F
- C−8°F
- D20°F
12How far apart are −9 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 8 steps
- 2. 17 steps
- 3. B (−1°F)
- 4. 11 steps
- 5. 6 steps
- 6. D (−9°F)
- 7. D (−5°F)
- 8. C (−4°F)
- 9. D (−9°F)
- 10. 5 steps
- 11. C (−8°F)
- 12. 18 steps
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