Representation of Integers and Rational Numbers

Write an integer to represent the following situation: You deposit $50 in an account

• 50

• -50

• -5

• 5

Write an integer to represent the following situation: You hike 100 feet down a mountain

• -100

• 100

• 10

• -10

Compare the following integers: 5 ______ -4

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Compare the following integers: -7 ______ -16

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Graph the number and its opposite: -1.5

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Order the integers from least to greatest: 4, –4, –2, 2, –8

• -8 > -4 > -2 > 2 > 4

• 4 < 2 < -2 < -4 < -8

• -2 < -4 < -8 < 2 < 4

• -8 < -4 < -2 < 2 < 4

Two fishermen are fishing from a boat at sea. Compare the positions of the fish hooks.

• -20 < -24

• 4 feet

• -20 > -24

• -4 feet

Compare the following rational numbers: –9.43 ___ –9.34

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Find the absolute value: |-44|

• -44

• -|44|

• -|-44|

• 44

Find the absolute value: |128|

• -|128|

• -|-128|

• -128

• 128