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 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B5°F
- C−7°F
- D21°F
2It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A1°F
- B−1°F
- C11°F
- D−3°F
3How far apart are −3 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A3°F
- B−3°F
- C17°F
- D−5°F
5It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 13 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A22°F
- B−6°F
- C4°F
- D−4°F
6It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A10°F
- B−6°F
- C4°F
- D−4°F
7How far apart are −1 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
8How far apart are −4 and 7 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
9It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−5°F
- B3°F
- C13°F
- D−3°F
10How far apart are −3 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 3 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A1°F
- B−3°F
- C5°F
- D−1°F
12How far apart are −6 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. A (−5°F)
- 2. B (−1°F)
- 3. 10 steps
- 4. B (−3°F)
- 5. D (−4°F)
- 6. D (−4°F)
- 7. 5 steps
- 8. 11 steps
- 9. D (−3°F)
- 10. 11 steps
- 11. D (−1°F)
- 12. 8 steps
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