Thermometer Problems

Thermometer
1. Figure out which is further from - 2 degrees F. Explain/Show how you know.
   a. 6 degrees F or -6 degrees F
   b. -7 degrees F or 3 degrees F
   c. 2 degrees F or -7 degrees F
   d. -10 degrees F or 7 degrees F

2. What temperature is halfway between the given two??
   a. 0 degrees F and 10 degrees F
   b. 5 degrees F and -15 degrees F
   c. -5 degrees F and 15 degrees F
   d. -8 degrees F and 8 degrees F

Number Line
1. Graph all the possible solutions for x using a number line.  Explain your thinking.
   a. x is positive
   b. x < -7
   c. 6 < x
   d. x is less than or equal to -5.
   e. x > or  = 5
   f. -1 < or = x

2. What are the values for x that make these sentence true??  Show using a number line.
   a. x + 5 > 0
   b. x - 1 < and = 0
   c. 3x < 9