Absolute Value
On a number line, how far apart are 8 and 3?
5
Integer
The set of whole numbers and their opposites.
On a number line, how far apart are -4 and -7?
3
Opposite
The opposite of a number is the same distance from zero as the original number just on the other side.
How far apart are -10 and 10 on a number line?
20.
|-6|
Absolute value of -6 = 6
How far apart are 9 and -4 on a number line?
13.
6 and -6
Opposites
How different is 50 degrees and -40 degrees?
90 degrees.