Name: ______________________ Date: ______________

Lesson 1: Integers and Absolute Value period _____

Aim: SWBAT define integers, compare integers and find the absolute value of
a number.

Integers are defined as whole numbers AND their opposites.

An integer can be positive, negative, or zero.

{.... -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 , 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ....}

A positive number is a number greater than zero.

A negative number is a number less than zero

Zero is not positive or negative.

State the opposite (negative) of each of the following:

(NOTE: the word 'negative' and the word 'opposite' are synonyms - they mean the
same thing).

1) 4 _____ 2) -3 _____ 3) -2 _____

4) 1 _____ 5) -1 _____ 6) 6 _____

7) 0 _____ 8) 9 _____ 9) -10 _____

Compare using < (less than) or > (greater than)

10) -5 ___ 0 11) -7 ___ -3 12) 0 ___ 6

13) 0 ___ 2 14) 6 ___ -2 15) -5 ___ -8

16) 2 ___ -3 17) -5 ___ -1 18) 11 ___ -15

Order the integers from least to greatest

HINT: *The number farther right on the number line is the larger number *.

1) -7, 2, -1, 0, -2
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2) 9, -4, 12, -11, -1

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3) 0, -99, 44, -60, 16

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Absolute Value is the distance a number is from zero, regardless of its sign. The
symbol for absolute value is | | .
Absolute value will always be positive and never negative.

Find the absolute value of each of the following.

1) |-1| = _____ 2) | 9 | = _____ 3) |-10| = _____

4) |16| = _____ 5) |-15| = _____ 6) |-116| = _____