Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

1. Plot A(1, -4) and B(1, 5). Find the vertical distance. Explain why their first coordinates must agree for this method.
2. On a park map, A = (-3, 3) and B = (4, 3), with one grid unit representing one meter. Find the horizontal distance and explain how absolute values help.
3. On a park map, A = (-2, 3) and B = (3, 3), with one grid unit representing one meter. Find the horizontal distance and explain how absolute values help.
4. A is (−3, 2) and B is (4, 2). Find their distance in grid units. Explain how distances from the y-axis help.
5. On a park map, A = (-4, 3) and B = (5, 3), with one grid unit representing one meter. Find the horizontal distance and explain how absolute values help.
6. Plot A(3/2, -4) and B(3/2, 5). Find the vertical distance. Explain why their first coordinates must agree for this method.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.NS.C.6b,c, 6.NS.C.8. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.NS.C.8 — Solve coordinate-plane problems and find same-axis distances

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