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Rational Numbers - Worksheet 2 - 6th Grade

Easy

Locate signed rational numbers relative to zero, find opposites and compare exact fractions.

easy: Use small numbers and familiar denominators.

12 problems · 15-20 minutes · Skills: rational numbers, coordinate plane

About This Worksheet

This easy-level worksheet contains 12 problems designed for 6th Grade students practicing rational numbers. Easy worksheets use simpler numbers and straightforward problem types to build confidence and reinforce foundational skills.

Read signed numbers and fractions; recall multiplication and division facts.

  • Locate signed rational numbers relative to zero, find opposites and compare exact fractions.
  • Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.

How to Solve: Worked Example

Example Problem: What is the opposite of -5/2?
Solution Steps:
  1. Opposites have the same distance from zero and opposite signs.
Answer: 5/2
Tip: Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.
1
What is the opposite of -3/2?
2
Compare -9/2 and -9/2. Write <, > or =.
3
A point has coordinate -3/4. Is it left or right of 0 on a horizontal number line? How far from 0 is it?
4
What is the opposite of -9/2?
5
Compare -7/4 and -10/4. Write <, > or =.
6
A point has coordinate -6/4. Is it left or right of 0 on a horizontal number line? How far from 0 is it?
7
What is the opposite of -12/5?
8
Compare -9/4 and -9/4. Write <, > or =.
9
A point has coordinate -3/2. Is it left or right of 0 on a horizontal number line? How far from 0 is it?
10
What is the opposite of -2/4?
11
Compare -7/2 and -4/2. Write <, > or =.
12
A point has coordinate -8/4. Is it left or right of 0 on a horizontal number line? How far from 0 is it?

Answer Key

1. 3/22. =3. Left; 3/4 units4. 9/25. >6. Left; 3/2 units7. 12/58. =9. Left; 3/2 units10. 1/211. <12. Left; 2 units

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