IM: 6.7.2: Points on the Number Line (Lesson)

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2.1: A Point on the Number Line
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Which of the following numbers could be B?

2.2: What’s the Temperature?
Here are four thermometers. The thermometers show temperatures in Celsius. Identify the temperature for each thermometer?
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The thermometer is missing some numbers (labeled a-f). Identify the missing numbers.

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Elena says that the thermometer shown here reads -2.5^{o}C because the line of the liquid is above -2^{o}C. Jada says that it is -1.5^{o}C. Do you agree with either one of them? Explain your reasoning.

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One morning, the temperature in Phoenix, Arizona, was 8^{o}C and the temperature in Portland, Maine, was 12^{o}C cooler. What was the temperature in Portland?

Follow the steps to make your own number line. Then, use the number line to answer the questions.
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  • Use a straightedge or a ruler to draw a horizontal line. Mark the middle point of the line and label it 0.
  • To the right of 0, draw tick marks that are 1 centimeter apart. Label the tick marks 1, 2, 3. . . 10. This represents the positive side of your number line.
  • Fold your paper so that a vertical crease goes through 0 and the two sides of the number line match up perfectly.
  • Use the fold to help you trace the tick marks that you already drew onto the opposite side of the number line. Unfold and label the tick marks -1, -2, -3. . . -10. This represents the negative side of your number line.

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Which number is the same distance away from zero as is the number 4?

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Which number is the same distance away from zero as is the number -7?

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Two numbers that are the same distance from zero on the number line are called opposites. Find another pair of opposites on the number line.

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Determine how far away the number 5 is from 0. Then, choose a positive number and a negative number that is each farther away from zero than is the number 5.

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Determine how far away the number -2 is from 0. Then, choose a positive number and a negative number that is each farther away from zero than is the number -2.

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Here is a number line with some points labeled with letters. Determine the location of points P, X, and Y.

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At noon, the temperatures in Portland, Maine, and Phoenix, Arizona, had opposite values. The temperature in Portland was 18^{o}C lower than in Phoenix. What was the temperature in each city? Explain your reasoning.