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 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B−6°F
- C4°F
- D16°F
3It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A17°F
- B−3°F
- C−1°F
- D1°F
4How far apart are −5 and 6 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?
- A13°F
- B3°F
- C−3°F
- D−5°F
6It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A2°F
- B−2°F
- C−4°F
- D12°F
7It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A2°F
- B−4°F
- C8°F
- D−2°F
8How far apart are −3 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9How far apart are −9 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10How far apart are −7 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B18°F
- C4°F
- D−6°F
12It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 3 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B1°F
- C−1°F
- D−3°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 7 steps
- 2. A (−4°F)
- 3. C (−1°F)
- 4. 11 steps
- 5. C (−3°F)
- 6. B (−2°F)
- 7. D (−2°F)
- 8. 8 steps
- 9. 11 steps
- 10. 12 steps
- 11. A (−4°F)
- 12. C (−1°F)
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