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CCGPS Math 6th Grade Unit 7 Study Guide—Rational Explorations: Numbers and their Opposites.

SHOW ALL WORK ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.

MCC6.NS.5 Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having
opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, debits/credits,
positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world
contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.

Write an integer to represent each description.

1. The football player had a 9 yard loss on the play. 2. The stock market went down 84 points today.

3. A pay cut of $3,500. 4. A person who has paid off all of his/her debts

5. A loss of $31,251 on an investment. 6. A profit of $32,678 on an investment.

7. Deposit $827 into a bank account 8. 8 below zero.
3
9. What is the opposite of ?
8
8 3 8
a) 38 b) c)  d) 
3 8 3

MCC6.NS.6 Understand a rational number as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and
coordinate axes familiar from previous grades to represent points on the line and in the plane with negative number
coordinates.

9. Graph the points (-5, -3, 0, 1, 3, 7) on the number line above.

2 1 1 1
10. Below is a number line from -1 to 1. On the number line, mark 0, − , − , , ,
5 3 2 4
0.8

-1 1

MCC6.NS.6a Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line;
recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself, e.g., –(–3) = 3, and that 0 is its own
opposite.\
11. What is another way to write –(–21)?
12. On the vertical number line, plot 10 and it’s opposite. What is the distance of each point from zero? What is
the distance between 10 and its’ opposite?
MCC6.NS.6b Understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate
plane; recognize that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are related by
reflections across one or both axes.

13. A point located at coordinate (3, -6) was reflected across the x-axis. In which quadrant is the reflected point?
14. Do the locations of any of the animals on the coordinate grid below share the same y-coordinate? Why or Why
not?

15. Which places within the middle school are located in quadrant II?

MCC6.NS.6c Find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram;
find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane.

The Coordinate Plane

Quadrant II Quadrant I
Numbers are graphed on a number line. Ordered pairs of numbers
(-, +) (+, +)
are graphed on a coordinate plane. A coordinate plane has two
perpendicular number lines that divide it into 4 quadrants. The
following chart will help you identify the quadrants and the
coordinates of points on a coordinate plane.

The x-coordinate, or first number of the ordered pair, tells the

direction or number of units to move horizontally from the origin.
The y-coordinate, or second number of the ordered pair, tells the
direction AND the number of units to move vertically.
Quadrant III Quadrant IV
(-, -) (+, -)
Use the graph to the right and label a point at the coordinate (6, 1).

In an ordered pair, ORDER matters.

Read the number from the x-axis
first, then the y-axis.
16. What are the coordinates of the point below?
y
4

1
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4

3 3 3 3
a) (-3.2, 2 ) b) (2 , -3.2) c) (1 , -2.2) d) (-2.2, 1 )
4 4 4 4

17. What are the coordinates of the point below?

y
4

1
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4

3 3 3 3
e) (−1 , 4.1) f) (−2 , 5.1) g) (5.1, −2 ) h) (4.1, −1 )
4 4 4 4

18. What are the coordinates of the pointS on the coordinate plane below?

19. Which point on the graph in question 18 is in Quadrant III?

a) point A b) point P c) point R d) point S

MCC6.NS.7 Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers.

20. When he golfs, Manny records the number of strokes above and below par. Here are his scores for the last
four golf holes.

Hole 15 Hole 16 Hole 17 Hole 18

-1 2 -4 1

How are these golf scores ordered from LEAST to GREATEST?

a) -1, 1, 2, -4 b) -1, -4, 1, 2 c) 1, 2, -1, -4 d) -4, -1, 1, 2

Graph the following on the number line to find their absolute value (distance from 0).

21. |4|________ 22. |-3|__________ 23. |-5|__________ 24. |5|__________

Now try these:
25. |25|________ 26. |-150|________ 27. -|379|___________

Order from least to greatest.

1 11 9 -1 7
28. - ,-0.6, 0.6 , ,- , ,
100 12 10 2 7
3 1
29. -4.2 , -4.875, -4.3, -4 , -4.3, -4
4 2
MCC6.NS.7a Interpret statements of inequality as statements about the relative position of two numbers on a
number line diagram.
30.Which statement is true?
A 11 < 10 B 3>5 C 8 > 9 D 2 < 8
31.Which expression is true?
A 9 < 6 B 3 < 4 C 7 < 8 D 7 > 5
32-39 Fill in >,< or = for each problem below.

3 15 4 -4 -17 -15 0 -6

-6 -8 -150 -151 85 0 -72 -91

MCC6.NS.7b Write, interpret, and explain statements of order for rational numbers in real-world contexts.
40. The lowest point in the Potomac River is 1 foot above sea level. The lowest point in the
Colorado River is 70 feet above sea level. The lowest point in the Delaware River is sea
level. Write the names of these three rivers in order from the lowest to the highest
elevation.
41. The lowest recorded temperature in Alabama was 27F below zero. In Florida, the lowest
recorded temperature was 2F below zero. The lowest temperature ever recorded in
Hawaii was 12F above zero. Write the names of these three states in order from the
highest to the lowest recorded temperatures.
42. The table shows the distances that four friends live from school.
Student Tyler Jose Katherine Rudy
Distance (in miles) 4
3
4
7
4
9
4
4
4 8 10 5
Which lists the students in order from the greatest distance from school to the least
distance?
a) Katherine, Rudy, Tyler, Jose
b) Katherine, Jose, Rudy, Tyler
c) Tyler, Rudy, Jose, Katherine
d) Rudy, Tyler, Katherine, Jose
43. Fred has a bank account balance of -$45.30. Brandon has a bank account balance of -$55.
Which of the following is true?
a) Fred’s debt is less than Brandon’s.
b) Brandon’s debt is less than Fred’s.
c) Fred and Brandon have the same debt.
d) Neither Fred nor Brandon have debt.
MCC6.NS.7c Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line;
interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation.
44. A scuba diver is 30 feet below sea level while a seaplane is 40 feet above sea level. How far apart above the
scuba diver is the seaplane?

45. Toliver’s checking account has a balance of less than -$200. Which statement is true about how much Toliver
owes the bank?
a) Toliver owes exactly $200.
b) Toliver owes exactly -$200.
c) Toliver owes less than $200.
d) Toliver owes more than $200.
MCC6.NS.7d Distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements about order.
Now you try! Put these in order from LEAST to GREATEST
46. 9, |-5|, 12, |-10| _____, _____, _____, _____

47. |-18|, -5, |10|, |-12|5 _____, _____, _____, _____, ____

MCC6.NS.6b Understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate
plane; recognize that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are related by
reflections across one or both axes.
48) Reflect rectangle ABCD across the x-axis. 49) Reflect Δ ABC across the y-axis.

MCC6.NS.6c Find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram;
find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane.
50.
Write the ordered pair for each point in the
plane to the left. For instance, C = (-4,3).

D =_______________
E = ______________
F = ______________
I = _______________
K =_______________
V = ________________
W =________________
X = ________________
Y = ________________
Z = _________________
MCC6.NS.8 Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate
plane. Include use of coordinates and absolute value to find distances between points with the same first
coordinate or the same second coordinate.

Bugs Bunny’s home is located at Point B, (-5, 4).

Yosemite Sam’s home is located at Point Y, (6, 4).
Sylvester’s home is located at Point S, (6, -2).
Daffy Duck’s home is located at Point D, (-5,-2).

51) Plot each character’s home on the graph. Connect them in the order they are
listed (also connect B & D). Label them B, Y, S, and D, as noted above.
52) What polygon was made? _________________________

53) Find the distance from each house (length of sides):

BY = _________ YS = _________
SD = _________ DB = _________

54) At the park a parade route begins at Bug’s house, goes around the triangle, and ends at Bug’s house. If the
organizers of the parade route would like to paint the grass on the interior of the triangle in one color and the
border of the parade route in another color, determine the amount of paint needed for each?

How much paint is needed to paint the grass on the

interior (area) of the parade route?
____________________
How much paint is needed to paint the border
(perimeter) of the parade route?
____________________

MCC6.G.3 Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the
length of a side joining points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. Apply these
techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
55. Graph the given coordinates to find the length, width, and missing ordered pair to finish the rectangle

(-3, 4), (-3, -2), (2, -2), ____________

What is the rectangle’s length?

____________________
What is the rectangle’s width?
____________________
What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
____________________
What is the area of the rectangle?
____________________