Negative Numbers
Grade 5 - Math - On Level
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Look at the number line. What number is marked?
The temperature was -9°F in the morning and 4°F in the afternoon. Which was colder?
- 13°F
- -9°F
- 4°F
- They were the same.
Which number is greater, -10 or 5?
- 5
- They are equal.
- -10
Priya owes a sister $9. If saving money is written as a positive number, how should Priya's balance be written?
- 0
- -9
- 9
- -18
Why is a temperature of -13°F colder than a temperature of -1°F?
- They are the same temperature.
- Because -13 is farther below zero than -1.
- Because negative numbers are always warmer than positive ones.
- Because -13 is farther above zero than -1.
An elevator stops at -22 floors (22 floors below the surface). It goes up 4 floors. What is its new position?
Put these temperatures in order from coldest to warmest: 4°F, -6°F, -7°F.
- -7°F, -6°F, 4°F
- 4°F, -6°F, -7°F
- -6°F, -7°F, 4°F
Look at the number line. Where are the negative numbers?
- There are no negative numbers on a number line.
- Above zero.
- To the right of zero.
- To the left of zero.
Which of these represents a negative number in real life?
- Growing 5 inches taller
- Owing $5
- Finding 5 shells
- Having $5 saved
Which number is farther from zero, -6 or 3?
- 3
- They are the same distance from zero.
- -6