Comparing and Ordering Integers
4 __ -6
4 > -6
0 ___ 0.5
0 < 0.5
What is the opposite of -25 ?
25
Depositing money (increases/decreases) the amount of money put into an account.
increases
Write the integer that represents the opposite of the situation:
100 ft above sea level
- 100
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate 6 and its opposite on your number line.
6 and -6 on a number line
-12 ____ -11
-12 < -11
0.5 ____ 1/2
0.5 = 1/2
|26|=
26
The bank made a charge of $5 to my account. Did I lose or gain money?
lose
Write the integer that represents the opposite of the situation:
32 degrees below zero
32
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate and label a credit of $15 and a debit for $15 from a bank account.
15 and -15 on a number line
-35 ___ 35
-35 < 35
0.2 , -1.7 , -1 Put them in order from least to greatest.
-1.7, -1, 0.2
What is the opposite of 0?
0
Write the integer that represents Miss Perreaud withdrawing $35
- 35
Write the integer that represents the opposite of the situation and explain what zero means in the situation:
100 feet above sea level.
-100.
Zero represents sea level.
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate and label 20 degrees below zero and its opposite. What does zero represent in this situation?
- 20 and 20
0 represents 0 degrees
-2 , 0, -1 Put them in order from least to greatest
-2, -1, 0
-1 , -5/6 , 0 Put them in order from greatest to least.
0, -5/6, -1
|-23|=
23
Write the integer that represents a credit of $150
150
A football player lost 10 yards when he was tackled. What integer represents the opposite of this value?
10
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate and label -2.5 and its opposite.
-2.5 and 2.5 on a number line
9 , -10 , 12 Put them in order from least to greatest.
-10, 9, 12
-2/1 ___ -2.5
- 2/1 > - 2.5
What is the opposite of 32 degrees below zero?
32 degrees above zero
When referring to money, a fee is represented with a (negative/positive) number
negative
Order the numbers from least to greatest
|10|, |-3|, |0|, |-5.25|
|0|, |-3|, |-5.25|, |10|
What is the relationship between any number and its opposite when plotted on a number line?
A nonzero number and its opposite are both the same distance away from zero on a number line, but they are on opposite sides of zero.
-23 ____ -32
-23 > -32
6/5 ____ 1 1/5
6/5 = 1 1/5
|-75|=
75
Pick out all the negative words: credit, deposit, below zero, gain, debit, earned, lost, paid
below zero, debit, lost, paid
Order the numbers from least to greatest
|-10|, |-3.5|, |8|, 3.25
3.25, |-3.5|, |8|, |-10|
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate |-4| and - 2.
4 and -2 on a number line.
-156 ____ -165
-156 > -165
1.82 , -2/5 , 4/5 Put them in order from greatest to least.
- 2/5, 4/5, 1.82
-|19|
19
Give an example of a rational number.
Answers will vary.
Order the numbers from least to greatest
-|-6|, |-5|, -|4|, 3 1/4
-|-6|, -|4|, 3 1/4, |-5|
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate and label |5| and |-3|.
5 and 3 on a number line.
-25 , 19 , 26 Put them in order from greatest to least.
26, 19, -25
-2 3/4 , -3/5 , -1 3/4 Put them in order from least to greatest.
- 2 3/4, - 1 3/4, -3/5
-|-81|
-81
Give an example of an irrational number.
Answers will vary
Order the numbers from greatest to least.
|26|, -|25|, -|-24|, 23, -22
|26|, 23, -22, -|-24|, -|25|
Draw a number line (and an appropriate scale).
Locate and label -|2| and -|-3|.
-2 and -3 on a number line.