Comparing and Ordering Integers and Rational Numbers

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What is the opposite of the number 0?

Back

The number 0 is its own opposite.

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Compare: -3 ___ -5

Back

-3 > -5

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Order from least to greatest: -5, -17, 3, 0

Back

-17, -5, 0, 3

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How should 'seventeen degrees below zero' be written?

Back

-17°

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Compare: -12 ____ -2

Back

-12 < -2

Front

What is an integer?

Back

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

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What are rational numbers?

Back

Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers.

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How do you compare two negative integers?

Back

The integer with the greater absolute value is the smaller number.

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What is the absolute value of -7?

Back

The absolute value of -7 is 7.

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How do you order the numbers -1, 0, and 1 from least to greatest?

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-1, 0, 1