Understanding Integers Quiz

Numbers to the LEFT of zero on a number line are...

• positive

• negative

Use an integer to describe this situation: diving 40 feet below sea level.

• 40

• -40

• 0

Use an integer to describe the situation: It is 6 degrees below zero outside.

• 6

• -6

a loss of 7 pounds

• -7
• 7

a withdrawal of $20

• -20
• 20

a child grows 9 inches taller

• 9

• -9

What does absolute value mean?

• The opposite of a number
• The exact distance a number is from zero
• a negative plus a positive

Evaluate the following expression
I -3 I

• 0
• 3
• -3
• .3

Evaluate the expression
I 10 I

• -10
• 10
• 1
• 0

-5  _____  0

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