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 −4 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −7 and 9 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3How far apart are −9 and 2 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
4How far apart are −4 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A1°F
- B−1°F
- C−3°F
- D11°F
6It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 10 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A18°F
- B−2°F
- C2°F
- D−4°F
7It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A8°F
- B−8°F
- C−10°F
- D20°F
8It was 3°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B−5°F
- C11°F
- D−7°F
9It was 6°F in the morning. By night it dropped 7 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−1°F
- B−3°F
- C1°F
- D13°F
10How far apart are −8 and 4 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
11How far apart are −2 and 6 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
12How far apart are −5 and 8 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 13 steps
- 2. 16 steps
- 3. 11 steps
- 4. 5 steps
- 5. B (−1°F)
- 6. B (−2°F)
- 7. B (−8°F)
- 8. B (−5°F)
- 9. A (−1°F)
- 10. 12 steps
- 11. 8 steps
- 12. 13 steps
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