Comparing Integers on a Number Line

The video tutorial explains how to compare four integers by placing them on a number line. It demonstrates the order of integers from smallest to largest and introduces the use of comparison symbols. The tutorial uses examples to show how to compare integers, emphasizing that numbers to the right on the number line are larger than those on the left. The concept of using symbols like greater than and less than is explained with the analogy of an alligator mouth always eating the bigger number.

What is the first step in comparing the four integers?

• Placing them on a number line

• Adding them together

• Dividing them

• Multiplying them

Where can zero be placed on the number line?

• Always in the middle

• Always at the end

• Anywhere we want

• Always at the beginning

Which of the following is the smallest number?

• -3

• 2

• 0

• -5

Which number is the largest among the given integers?

• 2

• -5

• -3

• 0

How does -3 compare to -5?

• -3 is less than -5

• -3 is equal to -5

• -3 is greater than -5

• -3 is not comparable to -5

What symbol is used to show that -5 is less than 0?

• >

• =

• <

• ≥