Interpreting Negative Numbers Problems

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Interpreting Negative Numbers

<p>The manager adjusts the price of Rocco's pizza by `-$2.50`. </p><selectivedisplay data-props='{"show_in_create":true,"show_in_problem_qa": true}'><p>What does `-$2.50` represent?</p> <ul><li>The price of the pizza went up by `$2.50`.</li><li>The price of the pizza stayed the same .</li> <li>The price of the pizza went down by `$2.50`.</li></ul></selectivedisplay>

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Interpreting Negative Numbers

<p>Between `10` AM and `2` PM, the temperature changed by `-11°`C.</p><selectivedisplay data-props='{"show_in_create":true,"show_in_problem_qa": true}'><p> What does `-11°`C represent?</p><ul><li>The temperature went up by `11°`C.</li> <li>The temperature did not change.</li><li>The temperature went down by `11°`C.</li></ul></selectivedisplay>

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Interpreting Negative Numbers

<p>The elevation of a scuba diver was `-66` feet. </p><selectivedisplay data-props='{"show_in_create":true,"show_in_problem_qa": true}'><p>What does `-66` feet represent?</p><ul><li>The scuba diver was `66` feet above sea level.</li><li>The scuba diver was at sea level.</li><li>The scuba diver was `66` feet below sea level.</li></ul></selectivedisplay>

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Interpreting Negative Numbers

<p>The high temperature in Denver last Friday was `-3°`C. </p><selectivedisplay data-props='{"show_in_create":true,"show_in_problem_qa": true}'><p>What does `-3°`C represent?</p> <ul><li>The high temperature was `3°`C above the freezing point.</li> <li>The high temperature was at the freezing point.</li><li>The high temperature was `3°`C below the freezing point.</li></ul></selectivedisplay>

Interpreting Negative Numbers practice problems is a collection of exercises designed for 6th grade students learning about negative numbers. The problems focus on interpreting negative numbers in real-world contexts, such as temperature, money, and elevation. By practicing these problems, students can improve their understanding of how negative numbers can represent values below zero and how they can be used to represent values that are decreasing. The exercises aim to develop students' proficiency in interpreting negative numbers, performing simple operations with negative numbers, and using negative numbers to solve real-world problems.

Interpreting Negative Numbers practice problems is a collection of exercises designed for 6th grade students learning about negative numbers. The problems focus on interpreting negative numbers in real-world contexts, such as temperature, money, and elevation. By practicing these problems, students can improve their understanding of how negative numbers can represent values below zero and how they can be used to represent values that are decreasing. The exercises aim to develop students' proficiency in interpreting negative numbers, performing simple operations with negative numbers, and using negative numbers to solve real-world problems.

Interpreting Negative Numbers practice problems is a collection of exercises designed for 6th grade students learning about negative numbers. The problems focus on interpreting negative numbers in real-world contexts, such as temperature, money, and elevation. By practicing these problems, students can improve their unders...

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Grade 6
Negative Numbers
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