COMPARING INTEGERS

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COMPARING INTEGERS

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VOCABULARY

• Integers whole numbers, including zero
• Opposites numbers that are the same distance
  from zero on a number line, but in opposite
  directions
• -3 -2 -1 0 1
  2 3

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VOCABULARY

• Absolute Value a numbers distance from zero on
  the number line
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• The result from an absolute value will always be
  positive!

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In order to compare integers, we will always use
our comparing symbols lt, gt, or

• Example 1
• 3___7

• Example 3
• 13___-18

3 lt 7
13 gt -18

• Example 2
• 42,780 ___ 42,708

• Example 4
• -24___-3

-24 lt -3
42,780 gt 42,708
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THE VALUE OF OUR NUMBERS

• Numbers increase in value from left to right on a
  number line.
• Negative Positive
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• Zero (0) is neither negative nor positive.
• Zero (0) is a neutral number.
• Zero (0) has no opposite number.

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EXAMPLE

• Graph 1, 4, and 5 on a number line.

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
4 5 6
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EXAMPLE

• Graph 0, 2, and 6 on a number line.