Comparing Integers

What are integers

Positive whole numbers their opposites and 0

What are positive integers

Numbers greater than 0

What are negative integers

Numbers less than 0

How do we compare integers

By their position on a number line

Are negative numbers less than zero

Yes

On a number line what does further left mean

Smaller

On a number line what does further right mean

Larger

Is zero positive or negative

Neither it is in the middle

Example arrange -6 4 5 0 -2 from least to greatest

-6 -2 0 4 5

Example arrange 95 -3 22 -56 8 from least to greatest

-56 -3 8 22 95

Order property

Integers can be placed in order using a number line

Negative property

All negatives are smaller than zero

Zero property

Zero is between negatives and positives

Direction property

On a number line left means smaller right means larger