Integers & Absolute Value

How far is the integer -8 from zero on a number line?

• 8

• 4

• 9

• 1

Using the number line, determine which comparison is correct.

• 3 < -5

• 3 < -2

• 3 > -2

• 3 > 5

Which numbers are opposites?

• -6 and 6

• 4 and 4

• -9 and 10

• -5 and 5

What number is opposite of 9?

Robbie is 5 feet tall. He stood near the seashore on top of a sand dune that had an elevation of 6 feet. How could this information be represented?

• Use 0 to represent sea level;

  use +6 to represent the top of the sand dune;

  use +11 to represent the top of Robbie's head

• use 0 to represent the top of the sand dune;

  use -6 to represent sea level;

  use -5 to represent the top of Robbie’s head

• use 0 to represent sea level;

  use -6 to represent the top of the sand dune;

  use -11 to represent the top of Robbie’s head

• use 0 to represent the top of the sand dune;

  use +6 to represent sea level;

  use +5 to represent the top of Robbie’s head

Which of the following numbers is not plotted on the vertical number line?

• 0

• -2

• 5

• 4

Which numbers are equal distances from zero on a number line?

• 8 and -10

• -4 and 4

• 6 and -5

• -3 and -5

-8 is not an integer. True or False?

• True

• False

-8 is a whole number. True or false?

• True

• False

Which of the following is both a whole number number and an integer?

• 8.99

• -9.453

• 55

• -23