Lesson: Comparing Integers

Multiple Choice

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Comparing Integers

Objective: Compare and order positive and negative integers

Multiple Choice

What is an integer?

• All positive and negative numbers.

• All positive numbers starting with 1.

• All positive numbers starting with 0.

• Anything that can be written as a fraction.

​Rational Numbers

​Irrational Numbers

​Vocabulary

​Real Numbers

Positive and Negative Numbers

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Examples: ...,-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...​

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NO Fractions or Decimals​

​Decimals that DO NOT END

Decimals that DO NOT REPEAT​

​Integers

​Comparing Positive Integers

​An integer can be equal to, less than, or greater than another integer.

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The symbols that we use are:

Equal to "="
Less than "<"
Greater than ">"

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Examples:

4 = 4
4 < 6
4 > 2

Dropdown

Choose the correct symbol.

8 ​

Select answer

9

​Comparing NEGATIVE Integers

​EXAMPLES

​-4 🔲 -6

​-4 🔲 -2

Dropdown

Choose the correct symbol.

-4 ​

Select answer

-9

Dropdown

Choose the correct symbol.

-20 ​

Select answer

-14

Multiple Choice

Keith wants to plot -8 and -9 on a number line.

Which statement is true?

• Keith should plot -8 to the left of -9 because -8 < -9.

• Keith should plot -8 to the left of -9 because -8 > -9.

• Keith should plot -9 to the left of -8 because -9 < -8.

• Keith should plot -9 to the left of -8 because -9 > -8.

​Ordering Integers

​Place in order from least to greatest

​0, 14, -21, 5, -6, -12, 9

Reorder

Order the following from least to greatest.

• -14

• -9

• -8

• 0

• 1

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Order the following from least to greatest.

• -100

• -50

• -20

• -3

• -1

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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