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 7?

Back

-7

Front

What is the opposite of -3?

Back

3

Front

How do you find the distance between two integers on a number line?

Back

Subtract the smaller integer from the larger integer and take the absolute value.

Front

What is the distance from -5 to 10 on a number line?

Back

15 spaces

Front

How do you compare two negative integers?

Back

The integer with the greater absolute value is the smaller number. For example, -12 < -2.

Front

What is the relationship between 5 and -5?

Back

They are opposites because they are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0.

Front

Which of the following is not an integer: -1/2, 0, 5, -3?

Back

-1/2 is not an integer.

Front

What is the result of adding an integer and its opposite?

Back

The result is always 0.