Vocabulary
a number to the left of zero
negative number
Fill in correct sign > < =
16 ___ 16
16 = 16
Represent a loss of 5 yards as a number.
-5
What is the opposite of 10?
-10
What is the opposite of 0?
0
same distance from zero, but one number is negative and one is positive
opposites
Fill in correct sign > < =
20 ___ 45
20 < 45
Represent a gain of 15 yards as a number.
15
POSITIVE
What is the opposite of 108?
-108
whole numbers and their opposites
integers
Fill in correct sign > < =
25 ____ -3
25 > -3
Write the numbers in order from least to greatest
0, 5, -3
-3, 0, 5
Direction and Distance
-(-20)
20
comparing two numbers using signs like < > =
inequality
Fill in correct sign > < =
-10 __ -50
-10 > -50
Write the numbers in order from greatest to least
-5, -10, 7, 3
7, 3, -5, -10
Which is closest to the surface?
-2, -22, 25, 5
-2
(closest to zero)
-[-(-38)]
-38
any number that can be written in the form a/b
rational number
Fill in correct sign > < =
-230 ____ -231
-230 > -231
The temperature dropped 25 degrees
-25
What has the greatest distance from zero?
-300, 299, -50, 3
(Farthest from zero)
-300
-[-(60)]
60