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Negative numbers worksheet

Grade 6 math, Common Core 6.NS.C.5. 10 problems with an answer key and worked steps. Free to print, and you can make new problems any time.

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Negative numbers

Grade 6 math, Common Core 6.NS.C.5

Answer each question about positive and negative numbers.

  1. 1.
    Write a number for 130 feet below sea level.
  2. 2.
    Write a number for a temperature of 32 degrees below zero.
  3. 3.
    Write a number for 250 feet below sea level.
  4. 4.
    What is the opposite of 20?
  5. 5.
    Write < or > to compare: −11 ___ −8
  6. 6.
    Order from least to greatest: 8, 3, 11, 10, −9
  7. 7.
    Write < or > to compare: −4 ___ −8
  8. 8.
    Write a number for a temperature of 3 degrees below zero.
  9. 9.
    What is the opposite of −32?
  10. 10.
    Write < or > to compare: −14 ___ −12
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Answer key: Negative numbers

Grade 6 math. Each answer has a few worked steps, to help check the method as well as the answer.

  1. 1. −130

  2. 2. −32

  3. 3. −250

  4. 4. −20

  5. 5. −11 < −8

    −11 is farther left on the number line

  6. 6. −9, 3, 8, 10, 11

  7. 7. −4 > −8

    −8 is farther left on the number line

  8. 8. −3

  9. 9. 32

  10. 10. −14 < −12

    −14 is farther left on the number line

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About negative numbers

Negative numbers are less than 0 and sit to the left of 0 on a number line. The farther left a number is, the smaller it is, so −9 is less than −2 even though 9 is bigger than 2. Opposites, like 6 and −6, are the same distance from 0 on opposite sides.

Worked example 1

Write < or > to compare: −5 ___ −3
  1. Step 1.−5 is farther left on the number line

Answer: −5 < −3

Example 2

Write a number for a deposit of $8.

Answer: 8

Example 3

What is the opposite of 1?

Answer: −1

Watch out for

  • On a number line, numbers get bigger as you move right.
  • Any positive number is greater than any negative number.
  • Words like below, loss, withdrawal and decrease usually mean a negative number.

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