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Negative Numbers Worksheet with Answer Key

8 problems on negative numbers in context: writing situations as single numbers, comparing, levels and changes, opposite situations, which amounts can be negative, a trail map, and test score goals. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Write each situation as a single number with the zero and direction given.
  2. Write less than or greater than in each box, including negatives of values.
  3. Say whether each amount is a level or a change, then write it as a number.
  4. Give the opposite situation of each and write both as numbers.
  5. Decide which amounts could sensibly be negative and why.
  6. Word problem: redraw Grace's trail map with a new zero for heights.
  7. Decide if Ryan is right that -0.1 is the greatest negative number.
  8. Word problem: read how far five students ended up from their reading goal.

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