Exploring Integers and Absolute Value

This video tutorial covers the basics of integers, including positive and negative numbers, opposites, and absolute values. It provides definitions and examples to illustrate these concepts, as well as an introduction to inequalities and how to compare numbers using greater than and less than symbols. The tutorial also explains absolute values as the distance from zero and provides examples to practice calculating them.

Which of the following is a positive number?

• -1

• 3

• 0

• -5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

What is the opposite of -7?

• 7

• -7

• 0

• -1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

If the temperature is 15 degrees below zero, what is the integer representation?

• 1

• 0

• -15

• 15

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

What is the opposite of a profit of $100?

• A loss of $50

• No change

• A profit of $100

• A loss of $100

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CCSS.1.NBT.B.3

Which symbol represents 'greater than'?

• <

• >

• =

• ≤

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Which of the following is true? -3 ___ 2

• >

• =

• <

• ≤

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the absolute value of -9?

• 0

• -9

• 9

• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the absolute value of 5?

• -5

• 0

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Evaluate: |-4| - |3|

• 7

• 1

• -1

• 0

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

If x = -2, what is the value of 3 * |x|?

• 0

• 6

• 3

• -6

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C