Intro to Rational Numbers

Important Words to Know:

Integers
Positive Number
Negative Number
Opposites

Important Words to Know:

Integers- Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero
Positive Number
Negative Number
Opposites-

Important Words to Know:

Integers- Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero
Positive Number- Any number greater than or equal to zero
Negative Number-
Opposites-

Important Words to Know:

Integers- Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero
Positive Number- Any number greater than or equal to zero
Negative Number- Any number less than zero
Opposites-

Important Words to Know:

Integers- Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero
Positive Number- Any number greater than or equal to zero
Negative Number- Any number less than zero
Opposites- same number, but the opposite sign

Integers are all WHOLE numbers; positive, negative, and zero. We can use a number line to show where each integer lays in relation to zero.

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Integers

Integers are NOT decimals or fractions

Integers

Positive numbers are any numbers greater than zero. On a number line, they are to the RIGHT of the zero.

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Positive Numbers

• In math, positive numbers represent:

  • Deposits

  • Gains

  • Additions

  • Increase

  • Above
    

Positive Numbers

Negative numbers are numbers that are less than zero. They are found to the LEFT of zero on a number line.

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Negative Numbers

With negative numbers, the LARGER the number is, the smaller it actually is.
On the number line, the further LEFT the number is, the SMALLER it actually is.

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Negative Numbers

​Some words that may mean "negative" in math are
-minus -loss
-take away -decrease
-spend -withdraw

Negative Numbers

Opposite numbers are numbers that have different signs. They are the same distance from zero, just on different signs.

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Opposite Numbers

​Zero is neither positive nor negative! The opposite of 0 is 0!!

Important!!

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4


2) 1


3) 0


4) -3

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1


3) 0


4) -3

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0


4) -3

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

​​5) -1


6) 9


7) -99


8) 100

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

​​5) -1 -1


6) 9


7)-99


8) 100

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

​​5) -1 -1


6) 9 -9


7)-99


8) 100

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

​​5) -1 -1


6) 9 -9


7)-99 99


8) 100

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

​​5) -1 -1


6) 9 -9


7)-99 99


8) 100 -100

Give the opposite of the following:

​1) 4 -4


2) 1 -1


3) 0 0


4) -3 3

​​5) -1 -1


6) 9 -9


7)-99 99


8) 100 -100