Negative Numbers
Grade 5 - Math - Building Confidence
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Look at the number line. What number is marked?
The temperature was -5°F in the morning and 8°F in the afternoon. Which was colder?
- 8°F
- They were the same.
- 13°F
- -5°F
Which number is greater, -12 or 11?
- They are equal.
- 11
- -12
Priya owes a friend $4. If saving money is written as a positive number, how should Priya's balance be written?
- 4
- -4
- -8
- 0
Why is a temperature of -11°F colder than a temperature of -5°F?
- Because negative numbers are always warmer than positive ones.
- Because -11 is farther above zero than -5.
- They are the same temperature.
- Because -11 is farther below zero than -5.
An elevator stops at -25 floors (25 floors below the surface). It goes up 4 floors. What is its new position?
Put these temperatures in order from coldest to warmest: 3°F, -8°F, -9°F.
- -9°F, -8°F, 3°F
- 3°F, -8°F, -9°F
- -8°F, -9°F, 3°F
Look at the number line. Where are the negative numbers?
- To the left of zero.
- To the right of zero.
- There are no negative numbers on a number line.
- Above zero.
Which of these represents a negative number in real life?
- Having $10 saved
- Finding 10 shells
- Growing 10 inches taller
- Owing $10
Which number is farther from zero, -11 or 5?
- They are the same distance from zero.
- 5
- -11