Comparing and Ordering Integers

Front

What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Front

How do you represent a temperature of 17 degrees below zero?

Back

-17°

Front

What integer represents going down 100 feet?

Back

-100 ft.

Front

How do you order the integers -12, 15, -1, and 3 from greatest to least?

Back

15, 3, -1, -12

Front

What does zero represent on a number line?

Back

Zero represents sea level or a neutral point.

Front

What does a negative integer indicate in a real-world context?

Back

A negative integer indicates a loss or a position below a reference point.

Front

What is the result of adding a positive integer and a negative integer?

Back

The result depends on the absolute values; it can be positive, negative, or zero.

Front

What is the absolute value of -5?

Back

5

Front

How do you compare -3 and 2?

Back

-3 is less than 2.

Front

What is the result of subtracting a negative integer from a positive integer?

Back

It is the same as adding the absolute value of the negative integer.