Grade 6 Positive and Negative Integers

Which is greater?

• -167

• -2

Which is true?

• 13 > -52

• -52 > 13

What is the opposite of the opposite of 87.3?

• 87.3

• -87.3

Carly says that the opposite of a number is always negative. Is Carly correct?

• Yes, because the opposite of number is negative.

• No, because the opposite of a negative number is positive.

Which is smaller?

• -3.2

• -3.1

Order the numbers from greatest to least:

• -52, 27, 50, -51, -2

• 50, 27, -2, -51, -52

• 50, 27, -52, -51, -2

• -52, -51, -2, 27, 50

Amber says that -8 is less than -6 because -8 is farther from 0 than -6. Is Amber correct?

• yes

• no

• -73undefined 

• 73undefined 

• 73

• -73

Which is greater: -12 or 3

• -12

• 3

Which inequality is true?

• -3.1 < -3undefined