Comparing/Ordering Rational Numbers
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Integer Representation
Absolute Value and Opposite Numbers
Symbols
100
Order from least to greatest:
5, -2, -5, 2
-5, -2, 2, 5 ?
100
5
5/1
100
An integer that represents "56 meters below sea level"
What is "-56"?
100
|25|
25
100
Greater than
What is >
200
Use an inequality sign to compare these two numbers:
1.67 and 1.6
1.67 > 1.6
200
-300
-300/1
200
An integer to represent "a deposit of fifty dollars."
What is "+50"?
200
-|-150|
-150
200
less than
What is <
300
Order the following numbers from least to greatest:
-1, 2 6/7, 2.6, 0,
-1, 0, 2.6, 2 6/7
300
12 5/6
77/6
300
I won $200
200
300
What is the definition of absolute value?
The distance from zero and it is always positive.
300
Equal to
=
400
Write an inequality statement for the following numbers:
-2/5 and -0.75
What is -0.75 < -2/5 or -2/5 > -0.75?
400
.789
789/1000
400
I gained 20 pounds
20
400
Opposite of -300
300
400
Less than or equal to
What is 
500
greater than or equal to
What is
500
10.48
10 12/25
500
30 feet below sea level
-30
500
Opposite of 0
0, or zero is the only number that does not have an opposite.
500
What is a rational?
What is an integer?
What is a whole?
Rational: A decimal or fraction (all numbers).
Integer: A whole number that is positive or negative.
Whole: A whole number that is positive.