Comparing and Ordering Integers

Front

What is an integer?

Back

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

Front

Which is greater: -5 or -3?

Back

-3 is greater than -5.

Front

How do you compare two integers?

Back

To compare two integers, determine their positions on the number line; the one further to the right is greater.

Front

What is the greatest integer in the set {-10, -5, -1, 0}?

Back

0 is the greatest integer in the set.

Front

True or False: -10 is greater than -5.

Back

False.

Front

Order the following integers from least to greatest: {2, -1, 0, -3}.

Back

{-3, -1, 0, 2}.

Front

What is the relationship between positive and negative integers?

Back

Every positive integer is greater than any negative integer.

Front

Compare: -7 ? -4

Back

-7 < -4.

Front

What does it mean to order integers?

Back

To order integers means to arrange them from the smallest to the largest.

Front

Which integer is less: -8 or -2?

Back

-8 is less than -2.