INTEGERS
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Lesson #1
Date: ___________________
Block: __________________
Comparing Integers
What is an integer?
An integer is __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Examples of integers:
Examples of what integers are not:
The easiest way to picture the positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero is with a
____________________________________________________________________________.
Zero is a number that is considered _______________________________________________.
Comparing Integers
To compare integers, five symbols are used.
Greater than
Greater than or equal to
Less than
Less than or equal to
Equal to
Use the number line to compare the following integers:
a) -5 _____ -1
c) -6 _____ -2
e) 2 _____ -2
b) +10 _____ +9
d) 3 _____ 10
f) -9 _____ -9
Graphing Integers On a Number Line
When you graph integers on a number line, you are showing ___________________________
__________________________________________________ on a number line.
Example:
Integers -1, 0, 4 are shown on this number line.
Graph on a number line: +8 , -8, 5
When you are asked to graph integers on a number line, and the mathematical statement
looks like this: x < 1, x means ______________________________. In this example, you will
graph any integer that is less than 1.
Replace the “x” with the words “any integer.”
(_______________________________________)
This looks like:
Graph on a number line:
a) x < 1
b) x > -2
Opposite Integers
Every integer has an opposite, except for ________. When you add these two integers
together, their sum will be _____________.
Example:
What is the opposite of each integer?
a) -17 ____________
c) +3 ______________
b) +5 _____________
d) -8 ______________
Practice Questions:
Comparing Integers Handout