Opposite Numbers

Which situation is best represented with a negative integer?

• 68 degrees above zero

• A growth of 4 inches

• Earnings of $28

• 78 feet below sea level

What is the opposite -5?

• 5
• 0
• -5
• 10

The opposite of a negative is always a ___________

• positive
• negative
• absolute value
• inequality

Which is not an integer?  

• -5
• 12
• 0
• -1/2

Express an integer: a debt of $50

• 50
• -50

Express an integer: a plane descended 3000 ft

• 3000
• 300
• -300
• -3000

Which is NOT negative?

• Withdrawal

• Loss

• Fine

• Bonus

Identify the set of numbers that is graphed below

• {-4,3,-1}
• {-4,-3,1} and their opposties

Darrel is currently 20 feet below sea level. Which correctly describes the opposite of Darrel's elevation?

• 20 feet below sea level
• 20 feet above sea level
• 2 feet below sea level
• At sea level

Which situation could the integer -50 represent?

• An increase of $50 in a bank account
• The temperature on a warm spring day
• The distance driven on the way to the beach
• A decrease of 50 employees