Integers, Comparisons, and Absolute Value

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MATH INTEGERS & COMPARISONS TEACHER CAMILA INTEGERS Whole numbers and their opposites Positive Negative Note: Integers do NOT include decimals or fractions NUMBER LINE Smaller Greater The farther right, the greater the number SYMBOLS < = > Less than... Equal to... Greater than... -3____2 -8____-7 10____10 5____-5 EXAMPL ES REMEMBE R > Less than = Equal to > Greater than ABSOLUTE VALUE Distance from zero Distance is always POSITIVE The size of a number without its sign. DISTANCE FROM 0 |5| = |-7| = |-7| + |9| = 7 + 9 = 16 DISTANCE BETWEEN 3 AND -4 EXAMPLES Which is greater |−8| or |5| Which is greater |-82| or |-55|