Opposite, Absolute Value, Ordering Integers

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

Find the absolute value |-43|

• -43

• 43

• 0

• -1

Compare:  -9  __ -1

• >

• <

• =

Compare: -12 ____ -2

• -12 < -2

• -12 > -2

• -12 = -2

Compare: -3 ___ -5

• -3 > -5

• -3 = -5

• -3 < -5

Compare these Integers using the symbols:
<  >   =
-56   ____    -47

• <

• >

• =

• ⊕

Which integer represents this situation?  You hike 100 feet down a mountain.

• 100 ft.

• -100 ft.

• 10 ft.

• -10 ft.

Order the integers from least to greatest. 4, –4, –2, 2, –8

• 4, -4, -2, 2, -8

• 4, 2, -2, -4, -8

• -8, -4, -2, 2, 4

• 8, 2, -24, -4

Integers are

• all positive numbers only.

• all negative numbers only.

• all counting numbers and their opposites

• percentages, fractions, & square root.

The opposite of a negative is always a ___________

• positive

• negative

• absolute value

• inequality