2 -3: Integers, Opposites and Absolute Value

Front

What is an integer?

Back

An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Front

What is the opposite of a number?

Back

The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line but in the opposite direction.

Front

What is absolute value?

Back

Absolute value is the distance of a number from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative number.

Front

What is the absolute value of -12?

Back

| -12 | = 12

Front

What is the absolute value of 5?

Back

| 5 | = 5

Front

If a number is 78 feet below sea level, what integer represents this situation?

Back

-78

Front

What is the opposite of -5?

Back

5

Front

What is the distance between -5 and 10 on a number line?

Back

15 spaces

Front

If you have a temperature of 68 degrees above zero, what integer represents this?

Back

68

Front

What is the opposite of a positive number?

Back

A negative number.