Absolute Value, Integers, and Opposites

Definitions

100

All the positive and negative whole numbers including the number 0

What is an Integer

200

The name of these brackets | |

What is absolute value?

300

What question do these brackets ask? | |

How far away from zero is the number inside of the brackets?

400

the direction on a number line in which numbers get larger

What is to the right?

500

When this is present the absolute value of a negative number still a negative

What is when there is a negative sign on the outside of the absolute value brackets. Example: -|-4| = -4 or -|5| = -5

Integers

100

Which is greater -5_____-17

What is -5?

200

this type of integer is less than zero

What is a negative integer?

300

Put these integers in order from least to greatest. -6, 0, -1, 3, -17

What is -17, -6, -1, 0, 3

400

What integer describes each situation? A loss of 6 yards? A weight gain of 12 pounds, 15 feet below sea level, Neither positive or negative

What is -6, +12, -15, 0

500

True or false In addition to negative numbers, integers also include whole and natural numbers.

What is true?

Opposites

100

What is the opposite of 3 degrees below zero? Give me the integer with the sign.

What is +3 or three degrees above zero?

200

Opposite of +23

What is -23

300

Which is higher, 5 feet below sea level or 4 feet below sea level? Also, what is that number's opposite?

What is 4 ft below sea level? What is -4?

400

What is the opposite of 0?

Zero is it's own opposite. 

500

New Orleans is 8 feet below sea level, how many feet would it have to rise to be at sea level?

What is 8 feet?

Absolute Value

100

|-6| =

What is 6

200

-|-3| =

What is -3

300

-|4|

What is -4

400

|4| + |-4| =

What is 8

500

Why is absolute value always positive?

What is because it's only telling how far the number is away from the zero on the number line.

Mixed Review

100

The opposite of 9 

What is -9?

200

True or false. |-5| = -|5|

What is false?

300

Mrs. Falquez owes Mrs. Coffey $20. Write the integer that represents the situation.

What is -20?

400

An increase in 40 customers. Write an integer that represents this situation. 

What is 40.

500

A withdrawal of $100. Write the integer that represents the situation. 

What is -100?