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6th grade

Unit 5: Lesson 1

Intro to negative numbers
Math
6th grade
Negative numbers
Intro to negative numbers
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Interpreting negative numbers

CCSS.Math: 6.NS.C.5
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Problem

Denver, Colorado is called the "Mile High City". The elevation is 1, comma, 609, start text, space, m, end text.
What does the number 1, comma, 609 mean?
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