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9.1
6.1 Practice A
Write the integer that represents the following situation.
1. You lose a $5 bill while walking home from school.

2. The wind chill is 35 degrees below zero.

3. A parachutist descends 50 feet.

4. A football team advances 10 yards.

Graph the integer and its opposite.

5. 5 6. 13

7. 20 8.  25

9. Describe and correct the error in describing opposites.

The opposite of 7 is

Identify the integer represented by the point on the number line.

10. A 11. B 12. C 13. D

14. To ride an amusement park ride, your height must be at or above the line
on the sign. For each set of information, write an integer that represents
a person’s height relative to the line on the sign and write yes or no as to
whether they can ride the ride.

a. Height is 2 inches above the line on the sign.

b. Height is 5 inches below the line on the sign.

c. Height is 1 inch below the line on the sign.

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9.1
6.1 Practice B
Write a positive or negative integer that represents the situation.
1. You run up 24 steps.

2. The temperature dropped 7 degrees.

3. You give away 2 of your video games.

4. You miss 3 days of practice.

Graph the integer and its opposite.

5.  45 6.  200

7. You roll a number cube and move ahead 3 spaces. Your friend rolls a
number cube and moves the opposite of your move. Graph both moves.

Identify the integer represented by the point on the number line.

8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D

12. Use the information below to write an integer that represents your height on
the teeter totter relative to the balance point height.
a. You are 8 inches below the balance point height.

b. You are 15 inches above the balance point height.

c. Your friend is 12 inches above the balance point height. Your height is
the opposite.

d. You are resting at the balance point height.

Every number has an opposite. Write the opposite of the decimal or

fraction.
2
 1
13. 8.2 14. 3 15. 1
4

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