Integers, Opposites and Absolute Value

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What is an integer?

Back

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

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What are opposites in terms of integers?

Back

Opposites are two integers that are the same distance from zero on a number line but in opposite directions.

Front

What is absolute value?

Back

Absolute value is the distance of a number from zero on a number line, regardless of direction.

Front

What is the absolute value of -7?

Back

7

Front

What is the absolute value of 3?

Back

3

Front

How do you compare absolute values?

Back

You compare absolute values by looking at their distances from zero, not their signs.

Front

Evaluate: |-8| + 5

Back

13

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Evaluate: |-3| - 2

Back

1

Front

Order from Least to Greatest: |-2|, 1, -3, 0

Back

-3, 0, 1, |-2|

Front

What is the relationship between |x| and |-x|?

Back

|x| = |-x| for any integer x.