Words to Know
Numbers to the right of the zero
Positive numbers
6 + |-3| =
9
Opposite of 1
-1
|1|
1
True or False:
The number line has only positive numbers on it.
False.
The number line has negative and positive numbers on it.
Numbers to the left of the zero
negative numbers
|7| + 4 =
11
Opposite of 17
-17
|-3|
3
True of False:
-6 is on the left side of the number line.
True.
integers
numbers
18
Opposite of -24
24
|14|
14
True of False:
17 - 3 = ?
The sum of these numbers is on the right side of the number line.
17 - 3 = 14
True.
opposites
numbers with the same absolute value but are on opposite sides of the numbers line
|-10| + |-3| =
13
Opposite of 275
-275
|-256|
256
True or False: The number line only goes up to 10.
The number line is infinite.
Absolute Value
the distance between 0 and a number on the number line
|-11| - |5| =
6
Opposite of 0
or
Zero.
|3,457|
3,457
True of False:
Zero is on the left side of the number line.
Trick Question!
Technically, this would be false.
This number is on the middle of the number line.