Grade 6 · Math
Positive and negative numbers on a number line. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: a whole number or its opposite, including 0
… −2, −1, 0, 1, 2 …
Answer: 3 units left of 0
Negatives sit to the left of zero.
Answer: −1
Closer to zero on the right is larger.
Answer: 7
Opposites add to zero.
Answer: 5
Start at −4 and move 9 right.
Answer: −3
Adding a negative is like subtracting.
Answer: 12
Absolute value is distance from 0.
Answer: you owe $20
Negative money is debt in this model.
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