Grade 6Integers & Rationals

6.NS.C.5

Negative numbers describe the opposite direction — below zero, in debt, under sea level.

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Integers in Real-World Contexts1 way

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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, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.

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6.NS.C.6Place rational numbers on a number line 7.NS.A.1Add and subtract rational numbers