Rational Numbers 6th Grade Accelerated

These four numbers are plotted on a number line. Which is the correct ordering on the number line, from left to right?

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• 

Which of the marks would represent  correctly?
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• Blue

• Green

• Red

• Orange

What is the definition of absolute value

• a negative number away from zero 

• the distance a number is from zero

• a positive number away from zero

• a number called zero

Order the integers from least to greatest.
		4, –4, –2, 2, –8

• 4,-4,-2,2,-8

• 4, 2, -2, -4, -8

• -8, -4, -2, 2, 4

• 8, 2, -24, -4

Choose the symbol that makes the sentence true.
4 ___ | -4 |

• <

• >

• =

Select all numbers whose absolute value is greater than 8.

• | 11 |

• |-7|

• |-8|

• | 4 |

• |-13|

What is the opposite of 1/4?

• -4

• - 1/4 

• 1/4

• 4

Which phrase best describes the position of the opposite of 4?

• four whole number units to the left of 0

• four whole number units to the right of 0

• four whole number units to the left of 4

• four whole number units to the right of 4

If you are at SEA LEVEL, you are at
______on a number line.  

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

Monday's temperature was -3°F and Tuesday's was -5°F. Which day was colder? 

• neither they were equal 

• Monday 

• Tuesday 

• Friday