Negative Numbers

Question 1

Emily is drawing a number line for a science experiment. She already has tick marks at -3, -1, 0, 2, and 4. She now needs to add three more temperatures: -5°, -2°, and 3°. Which of the following shows the correct left‑to‑right order of all the numbers on the line after she adds them?

Accepted Answer

-5, -3, -2, -1, 0, 2, 3, 4

Answer

-5, -3, -2, -1, 0, 3, 2, 4

Answer

-5, -2, -3, -1, 0, 2, 3, 4

Answer

-5, -3, -1, -2, 0, 2, 3, 4

Question 2

Ari has a number line and has already placed the marks –3, 0, and 4 in the correct order from left to right. He now wants to add the numbers –5, –1, and 2. Which list shows the complete sequence of marks from leftmost to rightmost after all six numbers are placed?

Accepted Answer

–5, –3, –1, 0, 2, 4

Answer

–5, –3, 0, –1, 2, 4

Answer

–5, –1, –3, 0, 2, 4

Answer

–3, –5, –1, 0, 2, 4

Question 3

If a student counts backwards by ones starting at 5 (5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, –1, –2, …), what number should be said next?

Accepted Answer

-3

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

-1

Try three questions

Emily is drawing a number line for a science experiment. She already has tick marks at -3, -1, 0, 2, and 4. She now needs to add three more temperatures: -5°, -2°, and 3°. Which of the following shows the correct left‑to‑right order of all the numbers on the line after she adds them?

Ari has a number line and has already placed the marks –3, 0, and 4 in the correct order from left to right. He now wants to add the numbers –5, –1, and 2. Which list shows the complete sequence of marks from leftmost to rightmost after all six numbers are placed?

If a student counts backwards by ones starting at 5 (5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, –1, –2, …), what number should be said next?

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