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 unders...

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Negative Numbers
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