Definitions
Integers
Inequalities
Absolute Value
Higher Order Thinking
100
Numbers less than zero.
Negative Numbers
100
Write an integer to represent: A temperature of 16 degrees below zero
-16
100
Compare -12 and -3
-12 < -3 -3 > -12
100
What is |-9|?
9
100
When would a number's absolute value be the same as it's opposite?
When the number is negative!
200
The distance a number is from zero on the number line.
Absolute Value
200
Write an integer to represent: A debt of $35
-35
200
Compare -6 and 0
0 > -6 -6 < 0
200
What is |29| ?
29
200
A number is located k units to the left of zero on the number line. Describe the location of its opposite.
k units to the RIGHT!
300
A comparison of two numbers that are not equal.
Inequality
300
Write an integer to represent: A gain of 18 pounds.
+18
300
Order these integers from least to greatest: -8, 25, -18, 14, 0, -7
-18, -8, -7, 0, 14, 25
300
Absolute value can never be...
Negative
300
Is there a smallest positive integer? If so, what is it?
Yes, 1!
400
The set of all counting numbers that don't have decimals or fractions. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4...}
Whole Numbers
400
Is Zero positive, negative, both, or neither?
Neither!
400
A is located to the right of B on the number line. Write an inequality to compare them.
A > B B < A
400
John has a bank account balance of -$15. Trina has a bank account balance of -$25. Who owes more money?
Trina
400
What is the opposite of the number located 3 units to the left of -7 on the number line?
10!
500
The set of all whole numbers, their opposites, and zero.
Integers
500
Two integers that are the same difference from zero, but in different directions, are called what?
Opposites!
500
A > B > C. Come up with three negative integers that A, B, and C could equal.
Answers will vary. Example: -3 > -5 > -8
500
Chris is swimming at a depth of 18 feet. Jenny is swimming at a depth of 27 feet. Who has a higher elevation?
Chris: -18 vs. -27
500
Gary is swimming at a depth of 9 feet. He swims closer to the surface. Write an integer that could represent Gary's new elevation.
Answers vary.
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