Comparing and Ordering Integers Effectively

The video tutorial covers the concepts of comparing and ordering integers. It explains how to use number lines to compare positive and negative integers, emphasizing that numbers increase as they move right and decrease as they move left. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these concepts and discusses the rules for ordering integers in ascending and descending order. It concludes with practice exercises and a recap of the key points.

Which symbol is used to indicate that one number is larger than another?

• Division sign (/)

• Less than sign (<)

• Greater than sign (>)

• Equal sign (=)

On a number line, moving to the right indicates what about a number's value?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It becomes negative

Which integer is greater: -5 or -6?

• -5

• -6

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

How is zero compared to any positive integer?

• Zero is equal

• Cannot be compared

• Zero is less

• Zero is greater

In comparing integers, what does a negative number closer to zero indicate?

• It cannot be compared

• It is the largest

• It is the smallest

• It has a greater value than those farther from zero

What is the correct symbol to compare -50 and 50?

• -50 < 50

• -50 > 50

• -50 = 50

• Cannot be compared

Which is greater: positive 10 or negative 100?

• Negative 100

• Positive 10

• Cannot be determined

• They are equal

Which integer has the least value in the set {4, -2, 7, -1, 0}?

• 0

• 4

• -2

• 7

In descending order, which integer should be written first among {-10, 9, 5, -3, -1}?

• -10

• 5

• -1

• 9

Which of the following is true for ordering integers in ascending order?

• From least to greatest

• From greatest to least

• Only negative integers

• Only positive integers