Download Compare and Order Intgers

Comparing
Comparing
Positive Integers are like money you have.
The higher the positive number the richer
you are.
Negative Integers are like money you owe.
The higher the negative number the
poorer you are.
Integers on a
Number Lin e
smaller
-4
-3
bigger
-2
-1
0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Which is greater? -8 or +2
Which is greater? +5 or +3
Which is smaller? -4 or -10
Which is smaller? -6 or 0
Positives are always greater than negatives.
Compare using < or >
Imagine where the numbers would be
on a number line
-10
> -23
-23
-20
-227
< 6
< -141
-10
0
-20
0
6
-227
-141 0
Order
The number line can also help
you put integers in order.
If the numbers are written
down as they would appear on
the number line, they will be
in order from least to greatest.
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
Order from least to greatest.
-2
+5
+1
-7
0
-4
+6
+6
Order from least to greatest
smaller
-4
-3
bigger
-2
-1
0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
- 5 , 10 , -8 , 4 , -1 , 0 , 3
-8 , -5 , -1 , 0 , 3 , 4 , 10