Integers and Their Opposites

Front

What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but not a fraction or decimal.

Front

What is the opposite of an integer?

Back

The opposite of an integer is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line but in the opposite direction.

Front

What is the opposite of -17?

Back

17

Front

What is the opposite of the opposite of 2?

Back

2

Front

What is the opposite of 10?

Back

-10

Front

Which of the following is not an integer: -5, 12, 0, -1/2?

Back

-1/2

Front

How do you compare two integers, for example, -12 and -2?

Back

-12 < -2 because -12 is further left on the number line than -2.

Front

What is the integer that represents zero?

Back

0 is an integer that represents no value or null quantity.

Front

What is the sum of an integer and its opposite?

Back

The sum of an integer and its opposite is always 0.

Front

If you have -3 and you add its opposite, what do you get?

Back

0, because -3 + 3 = 0.