Integers, Opposites, and Absolute Value

Which is not an integer?  

• -5
• 12
• 0
• -1/2

On a number line the value closest to zero is always greater. This statement is....

• always true

• sometimes true

• never true

Which situation is best represented with a negative integer?

• 68 degrees above zero

• A growth of 4 inches

• Earnings of $28

• 78 feet below sea level

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

Evaluate the expression.
| 9 |

• 0.9
• 9
• -9
• 90

What is absolute value?

• The value of a number
• The opposite of a number
• The distance of a number is from zero
• The multiplicative inverse of a number

The absolute value of |3| is -3.

• True
• False