Integers and Their Opposites

Integers and Their Opposites

Multiple Choice

How could you represent 86 meters BELOW sea level?

• 86 meters

• +86 meters

• -86 meters

Multiple Choice

What do you think the opposite of -86 is?

• -86

• 1/86

• 86

• 0.86

​What do you notice about the two opposite numbers?

​What do you notice about the two opposite numbers?

They are both the same distance from zero on the number line.

Multiple Choice

Write the integer to represent the situation:

Max poured out 3 liters of water from the pitcher.

• +3

• -3

• 1/3

• 0.3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a list of INTEGERS?

• -3, 1, 4, 120

• 1/3, 2/3, 1

• 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2

• -1, 2, 4, 100.99

Multiple Choice

Write the integer to express the situation:

Kris earned 12 bonus points on the test.

• -12

• +12

Multiple Choice

What kind of numbers are greater than 0? 

• Positive numbers 

• Negative numbers 

• All numbers 

• No numbers are greater than 0

Multiple Choice

The elevation of the Dead Sea is about 1,310 feet below sea level.  Which integer represents this elevation?

• -1,310
• -131
• 131
• 1,310

Multiple Choice

How do you know that 5 and -5 are opposites? 

• Because they both have a 5 
• They are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0 
• Because they are the same 
• They both are on a number line 

Multiple Choice

Zero is neither positive nor negative.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What is the value of E?

• -1

• -2

• 1

• 2

Multiple Choice

Which integer is closer to zero?

• -6

• -3

• +5

• +10

Multiple Choice

2 students were added to Miss Meadows' class. What does 0 represent?

• 2 new students

• Sea level

• 0 students added

• new total of students

Multiple Choice

What is the opposite of the opposite of 5?

• 5
• 10
• -5
• 0