STAAR Math Integers

A positive and a negative together make a ________ ______________.

• happy pair

• integer pair

• zero pair

• double pair

Subtracting integers is the same as _____________ the opposite.

• Finding

• Adding

• Changing

• Subtracting

Find the difference: 5 − (−4).

• −9

• −1

• 9

• 1

Find the difference: −5 − (−4).

• −9

• −1

• 9

• 1

The absolute value of |−6.5|

• −6.5

• 6.5

The absolute value of |+4|

• 4

• −4

The absolute value of a number is its distance from ____________.

• zero

• its opposite

• itself

• its negative

The opposite of +8 is _______.

• +8

• −8

• the absolute value

• adding 8

The opposite of −3.5 is _______.

• +3.5

• −3.5

• the absolute value

• subtracting 3.5

The set of whole numbers and their opposites is called ____________________.

• Integers

• Positive numbers only

• Negative numbers only

• absolute value