Integers, Opposites and Absolute Value

Evaluate the expression.
|–5| + 8

• 3

• 13

• -13

• -3

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 true about opposites?

• They are on the same side of zero

• They are the same distance away from zero.

• They are not really opposites

Sendhil wrote an integer. The opposite of Sendhil’s integer is 14. Which statements about Sendhil’s integer must be true?​ I. The integer has an absolute value of 14. II. The integer has an absolute value of -14. III. The integer is 14. IV. The integer is -14.

• I and IV

• I and III

• II and III

• II and IV

• II and IV

• II and III

• I and IV

• I and III

Complete the following definitions. (Check your Integer Notes)

Absolute value - ​ (a)   from ​ (b)   on the ​ (c)   . Absolute value is ALWAYS ​ (d)   .

Opposites - Numbers that have the same ​ (e)   .

(You won't use every word in the list, and they can only be used once each.)

• distance

• zero

• absolute value

• negative

• end

• number line

• value

• positive

Which statement is true?

• The absolute value of 3 is -3

• The opposite of 7 is 7

• The absolute value of 5 is equal to the opposite of 5

• The opposite of -4 is equal to the absolute value of -4

Sendhil wrote an integer. The opposite of Sendhil’s integer is 14. Which statements about Sendhil’s integer must be true?​ I. The integer has an absolute value of 14. II. The integer has an absolute value of -14. III. The integer is 14. IV. The integer is -14.

• I and IV

• I and III

• II and III

• II and IV

Sendhil wrote an integer. The opposite of Sendhil’s integer is 14. Which statements about Sendhil’s integer must be true?​

• I and IV

• I and III

• II and III

• II and IV