Negatives & Positives

Rem: first name and last initial

Comparing Numbers - Think about a number line with a zero (0) in the middle. The numbers to the left are negative and the numbers to the right are positive. As you move further left on the number line the numbers are decreasing in value. As you move to the right on the number line the numbers increase in value.

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-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Compare the following integers: (<,>,=)

1. -7 ___ -3

2. 16 ___ -16

3. 15 ___ 12

4. 0 ___ -5

5. -20 ___ -25

6. 41 ___ 14

7. -500 ___ -455

8. 1,207 ___ 12,007

9. 0 ___ 20

10. -125 ___ -175