Definitions
Integers
Negative and Positive Whole Numbers
a drop of 8 degrees
-8
-9 _______ 9
-9 < 9
Least to Greatest
-15, -12, -2, -17
-17, -15, -12, -2
-9+-8
-17
Opposites
2 numbers that are equal distance from zero
a gain of 10 yards
+10
-10 _____ -15
Greatest to Least
-7,-8,2, -6, 0
2, 0, -6, -7, -8
-17 + 5
-12
Positive Number
Any number to the right of zero
50 feet below sea level
-50
5 = 5
Least to Greatest
0, -5, 5, -8, 8
-8, -5, 0, 5, 8
-5 + 16
11
Negative number
Any number to the left of zero
a deposit of $350
+350
-!6! _____ !-6!
-6 < 6
Greatest to Least
!-8!, -!7!, !9!, !-3!
9, 8, 3, -7
-74 + -89
Absolute Value
The distance a number is away from zero
At Sea Level
0
- !-3! ______ - ! -9!
-3 > -9
Least to Greatest
!-16!, -!-8!, -!-17!, -!15!, !14!
-17, -15, -8, 14, 16
-10+-5+6
-9