(-)
What direction do negative numbers appear on a horizontal number line?
What is Right?
True or False: You must use a positive sign for positive integers
False
Is zero a positive number, a negative number?
Neither
What does magnitude refer to in relation to integers?
How far away from zero
What are additive inverses?
Opposite number
Two integers between -5 and -8?
-6, -7
Why is the number +3 considered positive?
It is 3 above or to the right of zero
Is zero an integer?
No because it isn't a whole number
How would you describe the magnitude of -3?
3
What is the additive inverse of -8?
8
Give an example of a situation where negative numbers are used in real life
Debt, temperature, etc.
What is -6 + 7
1
Why is zero important when discussing integers?
Zero is the balance point between positive and negative numbers.
Which number has the greater magnitude: -5 or 2?
-5
If you add a number and its additive inverse, what is the result?
zero
Explain how negative numbers are visualized on a vertical number line.
Can the magnitude of a number be (-)
No
What does zero represent on the number line?
the balance point, starting point, sea level, freezing point
How do you find the magnitude of a number?
count the distance from 0
Provide an example of two additive inverses.
1,-1 -6,6 -7,7
If the temperature is -10 degrees, what is 5 degrees warmer?
Describe how you could represent positive numbers in a real-world scenario
Game scores, goals, grades
What number is the same distance from zero as –6?
6
What is magnitude of -8 and 9
17
Explain why every positive number has a corresponding negative number.
Because a number line extends indefinitely in both directions.