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Incredible Integers
What is an
integer?
Integers are the
whole numbers and
their opposites.
Okay…but what
does that mean?
Two integers are opposites if
they are the same distance
from 0 in either the positive
or negative direction on a
number line.
This means…
• Positive integers
are all the whole
numbers greater
than zero: 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, ...
• Negative integers
are all the
opposites of these
whole numbers: -1,
-2, -3, -4, -5, …
• Negative numbers
are less than zero.
Let’s look at some
examples of opposites!
• -4 and +4
• -2 and +2
• -5 and +5
Integers can also
represent situations
Here are some examples:
• Sarah went up four
steps
• +4
• The temperature is
twelve below zero.
• -12
• The elevation of the
mountain is 52,000
feet
• +52,000
And a few more…
• The football team
lost 8 yards
• -8
• Anne gained 10
pounds
• +10
• Tara spent $20 of
her checking
account.
• -$20
You try some!!
• The stock market
showed a gain of 212
points today
• +212
• Death Valley,
California is 282
feet below sea level
• -282
• The elevator went
down two floors.
• -2
Now let’s talk
about
Absolute Value
Absolute Value
is…
The distance a number is from
zero on the number line.
So…
• Absolute value is shown by two bars on
either side of an integer.
• The absolute value of the number is
really just the number without a sign (or
neither negative nor positive)
4
Unless…
• The negative sign is OUTSIDE
of the absolute value bars.
= -4
Here are some examples!
• Example 1:
• Example 2:
=9
Now you try some!
Time to practice!
Let’s look at the worksheets
you just got!
Let’s go!!