Understanding Integers and Rational Numbers

What is an integer?

• A whole number that can be positive or negative

• A decimal

• A complex number

• A fraction

On a number line, where are the positive integers located?

• Above zero

• To the left of zero

• Below zero

• To the right of zero

If a football team loses 15 yards due to a penalty, how is this represented as an integer?

• 15.0

• 0

• -15

• 15

Amari lost $30 he received for his birthday. How would this be represented as an integer?

• 30

• -30

• 30.0

• 0

Briana deposited $45 into her account. How is this represented as an integer?

• 45

• 0

• 45.0

• -45

Mount Everest is 29,035 feet above sea level. How is this height represented as an integer?

• 29,035

• 29,035.0

• 0

• -29,035

Stephanie lost 7 pounds after jogging for a month. Is this a positive or negative integer?

• Not an integer

• Negative

• Zero

• Positive

Destiny won a $500 scholarship. How is this represented as an integer?

• 500.0

• 500

• 0

• -500

In Minnesota, the temperature can drop below 15 degrees. How is this represented as an integer?

• 15

• 15.0

• -15

• 0

The team slim group had a combined weight loss of 136 pounds. How is this represented as an integer?

• 136

• 136.0

• -136

• 0