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 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−3°F
- B3°F
- C17°F
- D−5°F
2How far apart are −7 and 3 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A1°F
- B−3°F
- C11°F
- D−1°F
4It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B−3°F
- C19°F
- D3°F
5It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A20°F
- B8°F
- C−8°F
- D−10°F
6How far apart are −4 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A9°F
- B−9°F
- C15°F
- D−11°F
8It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 16 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−7°F
- B25°F
- C7°F
- D−9°F
9It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A3°F
- B−5°F
- C11°F
- D−3°F
10It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B21°F
- C5°F
- D−7°F
11How far apart are −2 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12How far apart are −3 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. A (−3°F)
- 2. 10 steps
- 3. D (−1°F)
- 4. B (−3°F)
- 5. C (−8°F)
- 6. 8 steps
- 7. B (−9°F)
- 8. A (−7°F)
- 9. D (−3°F)
- 10. A (−5°F)
- 11. 8 steps
- 12. 10 steps
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