Comparing and Ordering Integers

Classwork
1. Place the appropriate inequality symbol between the following pairs of integers:
a. 3 -7
b. -8 -10
c. 12 -11
d. 7 7
e. -4 0
f. 0 5

2. Draw a number line and mark and label points for these numbers: 4, -7, 5, 0, -2, 1, -4

3. Draw a number line and mark and label points for these numbers: -15, 0, 7, 4, -3, -1, 9

4. If the temperature reading on a thermometer is 12°C, what will the new reading be if the
temperature:
a. Falls 15°
b. Rises 3°
c. Falls 12°

5. If the temperature reading on a thermometer is -7°C, what will the new reading be if the
temperature:
a. Falls 3°
b. Rises 5°
c. Rises 9°
Homework
6. Place the appropriate inequality symbol between the following pairs of integers:
a. 25 -25
b. -30 -30
c. -17 -15
d. -99 -100
e. -5 0
f. 0 -1

7. Draw a number line and mark and label points for these numbers: 15, -3, 0, 5, -9, 7, 11

8. Draw a number line and mark and label points for these numbers: -9, 1, 0, -3, 9, -1, -8

9. If the temperature reading on a thermometer is 5°C, what will the new reading be if the
temperature:
a. Falls 15°
b. Rises 3°
c. Falls 12°

10. If the temperature reading on a thermometer is -10°C, what will the new reading be if the
temperature:
a. Falls 3°
b. Rises 5°
c. Rises 9°