Number Line Math

Which set of integers is written in order from GREATEST to LEAST?

• -3, -9, -6
• -3, 2, 5
• 2, -1, -3
• 4, 10, 12

Alaska is -3 degrees, Iowa is 5 degrees, Idaho is -7 degrees, New York is 9 degrees, and Maine is -1. Which state has the coldest temperature?

• Alaska
• Iowa
• Maine
• Idaho

What is the opposite of 4?

• 4
• 0
• -4
• -0

Is WITHDRAW a positive or negative term? 

• negative 
• Both
• positive 
• neither

The Blue Mark could represent the opposite of what number?

• 5.2
• -5.2
• 4.7
• 5.7

Which situation cannot be represented by the integer -10?

• an elevation of 10 feet below sea level
• a temperature increase of 10°F
• a golf score of 10 under par
• a bank withdrawal of $10

How do you know that 5 and -5 are opposites? 

• Because they both have a 5 
• They are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0 
• Because they are the same 
• They both are on a number line 

Order from least to greatest:
[8, 4, -5, 12, -14, 3]

• 3, 4, -5, 8, 12, -14
• -14, -5, 3, 4, 8, 12
• 12, -14, -5, 3, 4, 8
• -5, -14, 3, 4, 8, 12

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa. Write an integer to represent the elevation of Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters above sea level.

• -5,895
• 589
• 5,895
• 5.895

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