Interpreting Positive and Negative Numbers

Which number is SMALLER?

9 or -9

• 9

• -9

• Neither

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Which number is SMALLER?

-3 or -6

• -3

• -6

• Neither

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Numbers decrease as you go to the left on the number line?

• True 

• False

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

What integers are less than 0? 

• Negative numbers 

• no numbers are less than 0 

• all numbers 

• positive numbers 

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

what is the opposite of the opposite of 3

• -3

• 3

• Don't know

• answer

• -(-3)

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

Which number is GREATER?

-20 or 0

• -20

• 0

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Which number is GREATER?

-2 or -12

• -2

• -12

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Order from least to greatest:  -5, -17, 3, 0 

• 3, 0, -5, -17

• 3, 0, -17, -5

• -17, -5, 0, 3

• -5, -17, 0, 3

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Order from greatest to least: -12, 15, -1, 3, 

• 15, 3, -1, -12

• 15, 3, -12, -1

• -1, -12, 3, 15

• -12, -1, 3, 15

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Negative integers are ____ than zero 

• greater 

• equal 

• less 

• bigger

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B