Negative Numbers
Grade 5 - Math - Challenge Me
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Look at the number line. What number is marked?
The temperature was -9°F in the morning and 1°F in the afternoon. Which was colder?
- 10°F
- They were the same.
- 1°F
- -9°F
Which number is greater, -8 or 3?
- -8
- 3
- They are equal.
Tomas owes a sister $16. If saving money is written as a positive number, how should Tomas's balance be written?
- -16
- 16
- -32
- 0
Why is a temperature of -10°F colder than a temperature of -4°F?
- Because negative numbers are always warmer than positive ones.
- They are the same temperature.
- Because -10 is farther above zero than -4.
- Because -10 is farther below zero than -4.
A submarine is at -27 meters (27 meters below the surface). It rises 8 meters. What is its new position?
Put these temperatures in order from coldest to warmest: 1°F, -7°F, -8°F.
- -7°F, -8°F, 1°F
- -8°F, -7°F, 1°F
- 1°F, -7°F, -8°F
Look at the number line. Where are the negative numbers?
- Above zero.
- To the right of zero.
- There are no negative numbers on a number line.
- To the left of zero.
Which of these represents a negative number in real life?
- Growing 10 inches taller
- Having $10 saved
- Owing $10
- Finding 10 shells
Which number is farther from zero, -15 or 1?
- 1
- They are the same distance from zero.
- -15