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Ordering Positive and Negative Numbers

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The temperature rises 20 degrees

A debit of $25 to your bank account

-25

Write a story problem to describe -30

answers may vary

Write a story problem to describe 5,095

answers may vary

Keith is standing on a hill overlooking the ocean at 50 feet above sea level. Jill is swimming at a depth of 40 feet below sea level

Keith: 50 Jill: -40

Order the numbers 0.125, 0.129, and 0.12 from LEAST to GREATEST

0.12, 0.125, 0.129

Order the numbers from GREATEST to LEAST: -12, -5, -8, 13, 5, -7

13, 5, -5, -7, -8, -12

Graph and label the numbers 1.75, 22.5, and 0.2 on a number line. Then graph and label their opposites

check number lines

Phil and Lorena are playing golf. Phil’s score after the first round is -1. Lorena’s score is -4. The player with the lower score is the winner. Who wins?

Lorena

List three words that show that a number is positive

Credit, Deposit, Above, Gain, Earns

List three words that show that a number is negative

Debit, Debt, Withdrawal, Loss

What is the opposite of the opposite of a gain of 5 yards

The Navy Seals are practicing new techniques. The blue submarine is 450 ft. below sea level, while the red submarine is 375 ft. below sea level. Who is lower and why?

The blue submarine

Dolphins love to jump out of the water. Dolly, the dolphin, can jump 5 meters above the water and swim 450 meters below the surface of the water.

5 and -450

In golf, the lowest score wins. Pete’s final score was −2, and Andre’s final score was −5. Who wins?

Andre

Brittany went to an office supply store twice last week. The first time, she did not buy anything but found 2 dimes in the parking lot. The second time, she made 2 copies that cost $0.20 each. How much money does she have now?