Integer Investigators
What is the opposite of –12?
12
What is the absolute value of –9?
9
Plot –2 and 4 on a number line. Which is farther from zero?
4
Which is greater: –2 or –5?
-2
A football team gains 8 yards, then loses 12 yards. What is the net change?
-4
Write the integer that represents owing $8.
-8
|–15| = ?
15
Which is closer to zero: –5 or –3?
-3
Fill in the blank: –8 ____ –3
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The temperature was –3°F in the morning and rose 10°F. What is the new temperature?
7°F
On a number line, what is the opposite of 15 units to the right of 0?
-15
Which has the greater absolute value: –12 or 10?
-12
Place these in order from least to greatest: 2, –1, –4, 0.
–4, –1, 0, 2
A bank account has –$40. Another has –$25. Which has more money?
-25
A diver is at –40 feet. He rises 15 feet. Where is he now?
–25 feet
True or False: Every integer has exactly one opposite.
True
|–25| + |8| = ?
33
A temperature of –7°F is compared with 5°F. Which is warmer?
5°F
Compare using <, >, or =: |–9| ___ 9
=
You borrow $20 from a friend and pay back $8. Represent your balance as an integer.
–12
A submarine is 125 feet below sea level. Write this as an integer.
-125
A hiker is 300 feet above sea level, and a diver is 250 feet below sea level. What’s the difference in elevation?
550
On the coordinate plane, how many quadrants are there?
4
Place in order from greatest to least: –12, –2, –15, –5.
–2, –5, –12, –15
A video game gives 50 points for winning a round, but subtracts 75 for losing. If you win 3 and lose 2, what’s your score?
0