Name an integer between -10 and 10?
INTEGERS are the set of all whole numbers and their opposites. Two numbers are OPPOSITES if they are the same distance from 0 but on different sides of 0. Integers can not be fractions or decimals.
Understanding Integers and Opposites
POSITIVE numbers are numbers greater than 0. NEGATIVE numbers are numbers less than 0. Zero (0) is neither a positive nor a negative Integer, and its opposite is also Zero (0).
Concepts:
Integers have been around since the time of the Ancient Greeks. They used the number line to represent positive and negative numbers. Represented by the letter Z
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Work together in pairs: What is the opposite of the integer -9 and why?
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Which of the following numbers is an integer?
What is the opposite of -10?
Which of the following is not an integer?
What is the opposite of 0?