Integers Warm Up

Choose all situations that would be represented by a POSITIVE integer.

• Bethany lost 5 pounds

• Keith won a $20 gift card for SOAR raffle

• Vanessa charged $4.35 to her credit card

• A deposit of $22

• No money withdrawn or deposited

Choose all situations that would be represented by a NEGATIVE integer.

• Bethany lost 5 pounds

• Keith won a $20 gift card for SOAR raffle

• Vanessa charged $4.35 to her credit card

• A deposit of $22

• No money withdrawn or deposited

Which situation would be represented by the number zero?

• Bethany lost 5 pounds

• Keith won a $20 gift card for SOAR raffle

• Vanessa charged $4.35 to her credit card

• A deposit of $22

• No money withdrawn or deposited

We measure altitude (how tall or high up something is) by comparing to Sea Level.

What number should Sea Level be represented by?

What is the opposite of 0?

• -0

• 1

• 0 does not have an opposite

• 0

What is the opposite of 12?

• 12

• -12

• 0

• 1/12

What is the opposite -5?

• 5

• 0

• -5

• 10

What is true about opposites?

• They are on the same side of zero

• They are the same distance away from zero.

• They are not really opposites

The opposite of a negative is always a ___________

• positive

• negative

• absolute value

• inequality

What is the OPPOSITE of the OPPOSITE of 9? 

• 9

• -9

• 0

• 1.9