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 −8 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −2 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−7°F
- B7°F
- C15°F
- D−9°F
4How far apart are −8 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5How far apart are −9 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
6How far apart are −2 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A4°F
- B−6°F
- C−4°F
- D16°F
8It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B2°F
- C12°F
- D−2°F
9How far apart are −1 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
10How far apart are −8 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 15 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−11°F
- B21°F
- C−9°F
- D9°F
12It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A3°F
- B7°F
- C−3°F
- D−5°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 13 steps
- 2. 10 steps
- 3. A (−7°F)
- 4. 16 steps
- 5. 10 steps
- 6. 11 steps
- 7. C (−4°F)
- 8. D (−2°F)
- 9. 9 steps
- 10. 10 steps
- 11. C (−9°F)
- 12. C (−3°F)
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