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Understanding Integers
Lesson 8
1. Draw a number line from 0 to 10. Graph 4, 7.5 and on the number line.
2. Find the value of each expression.
a)
b)
2)15(4
21312
411
Targets: Locate integers and their opposites on a number line.
Find the absolute value of a number.
Negative Numbers: Numbers less than 0.
Positive Numbers: Numbers greater than 0.
Opposites: Two numbers that are the same distance from zero, but on opposite sides of 0.
Integers: The set of all positive whole numbers, their opposites and zero.
Absolute Value: The distance a number is from 0 on a number line.
Find and graph the opposite of each integer.
2:
The opposite of 2 is – 2.
– 6:
The opposite of – 6 is 6.
Find each absolute value.
| – 4|
| – 4| = 4
|3|
|3| = 3
Write an integer to represent each situation.
Death Valley, California is 282 feet below sea level.
– 282
The stock market gained 5 points yesterday.
5
Patrice withdrew $15 from her savings account.
– 15
1. Find the opposite of 5.
2. Graph the following numbers on a number line: 3, −6, 0 and −2
3. Find the value of |8|.
4. Write an integer to represent the following: The buried treasure was 7 feet below the ground.
Why is it important to have both positive and negative numbers to describe real-world situations?