πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.C.6
🥶 Negative numbers
Negative numbers on a number line; opposites; distance from 0
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−9°F
- B17°F
- C7°F
- D−7°F
2It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 3 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A1°F
- B−1°F
- C−3°F
- D5°F
3It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−6°F
- B4°F
- C−4°F
- D12°F
4It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−8°F
- B−6°F
- C6°F
- D16°F
5It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 16 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A7°F
- B25°F
- C−7°F
- D−9°F
6How far apart are −4 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A7°F
- B−7°F
- C19°F
- D−9°F
8It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−7°F
- C−5°F
- D5°F
9How far apart are −5 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B2°F
- C−2°F
- D18°F
11It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−6°F
- B22°F
- C4°F
- D−4°F
12It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A15°F
- B5°F
- C−7°F
- D−5°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. D (−7°F)
- 2. B (−1°F)
- 3. C (−4°F)
- 4. B (−6°F)
- 5. C (−7°F)
- 6. 5 steps
- 7. B (−7°F)
- 8. C (−5°F)
- 9. 11 steps
- 10. C (−2°F)
- 11. D (−4°F)
- 12. D (−5°F)
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