Intro to Negative Numbers

Velvet and Ray are comparing their debts. They need to fill in the blanks with two negative numbers to make a true comparison. Can you help them? ___ < ___.

• -5 < -3

• -2 < -1

• -10 < -5

• -8 < -6

2a. Fill in each blank with <, =, or > to make a true comparison. -7 (a)   6.

• <

• =

• >

• not applicable

2b. Fill in each blank with <, =, or > to make a true comparison. -2 (a)   0.

• <

• =

• >

• not comparable

Annabelle has 3 (a)   and she gives away 3. How many does she have left?

• 3

• 0

• 6

• 1

Adelynndork, Gabe, and Dean are organizing a charity event. They need to arrange the donation amounts from least to greatest: 14, -7, 8, -10, 0.

• -10, -7, 0, 8, 14

• 14, 8, 0, -7, -10

• 0, -10, -7, 8, 14

• 8, 14, -7, -10, 0

Dean, Annabelle, and Velvet are organizing a charity event. They have received donations of -12, 9, 3, -6, and 0 dollars. Can you help them arrange these amounts from greatest to least?

• 9, 3, 0, -6, -12

• 9, 0, 3, -6, -12

• 9, 3, -6, 0, -12

• 9, 3, 0, -12, -6

5. Imagine you're on an adventure with Velvet, Dean, and Annabelle. Of the following scenarios, which one has the least value? And which one has the greatest?

• 20 feet below sea level

• a bank account overdrawn by $15

• a temperature of 32 degrees

Velvet, Gabe, and Annabelle are on a treasure hunt! They need to find the expression with the greatest value to unlock the treasure chest. Can you help them by circling the right one?

• |-150|

• |-75|

• |0|

• |25|

• |100|

Dean, Velvet, and Ray are organizing a charity event. They have received donations of -3, 7, -1, 5, and 0 dollars. Can you help them arrange these amounts from the least to the greatest?

• 0, -1, -3, 5, 7

• 7, 5, 0, -1, -3

• -1, -3, 0, 5, 7

• -3, -1, 0, 5, 7

Velvet and Gabe are comparing their scores in a math test. Help them fill in the blanks with two scores to make a true comparison. ___ > ___. Who scored higher?

• Velvet: 1 > 0

• Gabe: 3 > 1

• Velvet: 2 > 4

• Gabe: 5 > 6