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 −3 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
2How far apart are −4 and 1 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
3It was 5°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A16°F
- B6°F
- C−8°F
- D−6°F
4How far apart are −9 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
5It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B2°F
- C16°F
- D−2°F
6How far apart are −4 and 5 on a number line?
Answer: ______________ steps
7It was 9°F in the morning. By night it dropped 11 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−4°F
- B20°F
- C−2°F
- D2°F
8It was 7°F in the morning. By night it dropped 14 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A21°F
- B−9°F
- C7°F
- D−7°F
9It was 4°F in the morning. By night it dropped 9 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A5°F
- B13°F
- C−5°F
- D−7°F
10It was 8°F in the morning. By night it dropped 12 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A4°F
- B−4°F
- C20°F
- D−6°F
11It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 8 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A−8°F
- B−6°F
- C6°F
- D10°F
12It was 2°F in the morning. By night it dropped 6 degrees. What was the temperature at night?
- A4°F
- B−4°F
- C8°F
- D−6°F
Answer key: Negative numbers
- 1. 4 steps
- 2. 5 steps
- 3. D (−6°F)
- 4. 14 steps
- 5. D (−2°F)
- 6. 9 steps
- 7. C (−2°F)
- 8. D (−7°F)
- 9. C (−5°F)
- 10. B (−4°F)
- 11. B (−6°F)
- 12. B (−4°F)
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