Ordering and Comparing Integers and Absolute Value

What is the absolute value of -1.3

• 1.3

• -1.3

• 0

I -808 I

• 808

• -808

What is the reason that absolute value is always written as a positive?

• Absolute value is talking about numbers so it must be positive.

• Absolute value does not always have to be positive.

• Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.

• Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

What's another way to define absolute value?

• The value of a number

• The opposite of a number

• The distance of a number from zero

• The multiplicative inverse of a number

A diver is 50 ft below sea level. Which integer correctly represents the situation?

• 50 ft

• 0 ft

• -50 ft

• 30 ft

Zero lies between b and c.  What are the values of a, b, c, and d?

• -4, -1, 1, and 4

• -5, -2, 0, and 3

• -3, 0, 2, and 5

• -1, -2, -3, and -4

The elevation of the Dead Sea is about 1,310 feet below sea level.  Which integer represents this elevation?

• -1,310

• -131

• 131

• 1,310

If you are at SEA LEVEL, you are at
______on a number line.  

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

What is the opposite of -9? 

• 9

• 1/9

• 0

• -9

Which situation could the integer -50 represent?

• An increase of $50 in a bank account

• The temperature on a warm spring day

• The distance driven on the way to the beach

• A decrease of 50 employees