Definitions
____________ are the same distance from 0 but on different sides of 0.
What are opposites?
Which is the opposite of −(−20)?
What is -20?
Write a word that can be used to describe a positive integer?
What is above sea level, deposit, earn, ascend, rise, up, invest, forward, above freezing, over, gain, increase, ....?
The distance a number is from zero on a number line ____________ ___________
What is an Absolute Value?
Find the distance between 4 and -4.
What is 8?
the direction on a number line in which numbers get greater
What is to the right?
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
What is the opposite of the integer used to represent sea level?
What is zero?
The point where a fence post enters the ground (even with the ground) can be represented by what integer?
What is 0?
When this is present the absolute value of a negative number is 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
Does debit represent a positive or negative number?
Does credit represent a positive or negative number?
What is negative (debit) and positive (credit)?
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. Distance is always positive.
An _______ is a statement that two quantities are not equal.
What is an Inequality