Number Lines

Front

What is the absolute value of a number?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative value.

Front

How do you represent a temperature of 12 degrees Fahrenheit below zero using an integer?

Back

You represent it as -12.

Front

What is the absolute value of -9?

Back

The absolute value of -9 is 9.

Front

What does the equation 7 + -13 = -6 represent on a number line?

Back

It represents the addition of a positive number (7) and a negative number (-13), resulting in a negative sum (-6).

Front

When adding positive numbers on a number line, in which direction do you move?

Back

You move to the right.

Front

What is the result of |–5| + 8?

Back

The result is 13.

Front

How do you find the sum of a positive and a negative integer?

Back

You subtract the absolute values of the integers and take the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.

Front

What is the significance of zero on a number line?

Back

Zero is the central point on a number line, separating positive numbers from negative numbers.

Front

What is the result of adding two negative integers, such as -4 and -3?

Back

The result is -7, which is more negative.

Front

How do you represent a number that is 5 units to the left of zero on a number line?

Back

You represent it as -5.