Comparing Integers

Lesson 9

1. What is the opposite of −9?

2. What is the value of |–2|?

3. What is the value of |13|?

4. Write about a situation that can be described by a positive integer.

5. Write about a situation that can be described by a negative integer.

Target: Compare and order integers.

Complete each statement using > or <.

– 4 0

– 4 < 0

–3 –5

–3 > –5

– 6 7

– 6 < 7

Seneca, Oregon is located in the mountains of Eastern Oregon. Seneca holds the record for the lowest temperature ever

recorded in Oregon at –54º F in February 1933. This table shows the four lowest temperatures on record in Seneca since 1948. List the temperatures from least to greatest.

Use a number line:

– 48, – 43, – 41, – 40

Complete each statement with < or >.

1. 0 −11

2. −45 −54

Order each set from least to greatest.

3. 4, −1, 0, −8, 9

4. −38, −90, −2, −65

What do you find to be the trickiest part about ordering integers?