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 −6 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3How far apart are −6 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4How far apart are −3 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−6°F
- B4°F
- C10°F
- D−4°F
6How far apart are −2 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B−2°F
- C12°F
- D2°F
8How far apart are −5 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A16°F
- B−8°F
- C−10°F
- D8°F
10It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A11°F
- B−1°F
- C−3°F
- D1°F
11How far apart are −8 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12How far apart are −7 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 10 steps
- 2. 14 steps
- 3. 10 steps
- 4. 7 steps
- 5. D (−4°F)
- 6. 3 steps
- 7. B (−2°F)
- 8. 12 steps
- 9. B (−8°F)
- 10. B (−1°F)
- 11. 13 steps
- 12. 12 steps
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