Exploring Integers and Absolute Value

Which of the following is an integer?

• √2

• 1/2

• -2

• 3.5

What is the value of zero in terms of positivity or negativity?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neither

• Both

If the temperature is 23 degrees below zero, how would you represent it as an integer?

• 0

• 23

• 23 below

• -23

In a football game, if a team loses 8 yards, how is this represented as an integer?

• -8

• 8 lost

• 8

• 0

How would you plot the integer -5 on a number line?

• To the left of 0

• To the right of 0

• At 0

• Above 0

Which is greater: -2 or 1?

• Cannot be determined

• -2

• 1

• They are equal

Order the following integers from least to greatest: 1, -5, 0, -1, 2, 4.

• 0, -1, 1, 2, 4, -5

• 1, 0, -1, 2, 4, -5

• 4, 2, 1, 0, -1, -5

• -5, -1, 0, 1, 2, 4

What does absolute value represent?

• The negative of a number

• The distance from zero

• The positive of a number

• The value of zero

What is the absolute value of -8?

• -1

• -8

• 0

• 8

Evaluate the expression: |6 + (-2)|

• -8

• 8

• -4

• 4