Comparison
Which is greater?
-5 or 8
8
What is the definition of a positive number?
A number greater than zero.
What is |-5| ?
5
What is |4 - 2| ?
2
What integer represents the temperature 15 degrees below zero?
-15
Which is less?
-99 or -89
-99
What is the definition of a negative number?
A number less than zero.
What is |6.45| ?
6.45
What is |5 - 8|?
3
What integer represents a loss of $50?
-50
What is the opposite of 14?
-14
What is an integer?
A whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.
Which has the higher absolute value?
-2.5 or 3.5?
3.5
What is |-3| + |7|?
10
A hiker climbed 1,200 above sea level. What integer represents this?
Put these in order:
5, -7, -11, 0, 13, -4
-11, -7, -4, 0, 5, -4
What does opposite mean when discussing integers?
A number that is the same distance from zero as another number, but on the opposite side of zero.
What is |-47.75| ?
47.75
What is |6 + 1|?
7
An elevator goes 4 floors below ground level. What integer represents this?
-4
Which is greater?
-0.02 or -0.020
Neither! They are the SAME!
What is absolute value?
The distance a number is from zero on the number line, regardless of its sign.
Which number has the lowest absolute value?
-6.2, 4.8, or -3.5?
-3.5
What is |4 - 9| + |-6|?
11
A business earns $5,000 in one day. The next day they lose $500. What integer represents their profit or loss?
4,500