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Comparing and Ordering Integers
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
Use the number line to compare each pair of integers. Write < or >.
1. 10 −2 2. 0 3 3. −5 0
4. −7 6 5. −6 −9 6. −8 −10
Order the integers in each set from least to greatest.
7. 5, −2, 6 8. 0, 9, −3, 9. −1, 6, 1
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Order the integers in each set from greatest to least.
10. −1, 1, 0 11. −12, 2, 1 12. −10, −12, −11
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13. 205, −20, −5, 50 14. −78, −89, 78, 9 15. −55, −2, −60, 0
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16. 28, −8, −8, 0 17. 37, −37, −38, 38 18. −111, −1, 1, 11
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Solve.
19. Four friends went scuba diving today. Ali dove 70 feet, Tim went down
50 feet, Carl dove 65 feet, and Brenda reached 48 feet below sea
level. Write the 4 friends’ names in order from the person whose depth
was closest to the surface to the person whose depth was the farthest
from the surface.
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20. Ted is comparing the temperatures of three days in January.
The temperatures on Monday and Tuesday were opposites.
The temperature on Wednesday was neither positive nor negative.
The temperature dropped below zero on Monday. Write the 3 days
in order from the highest to the lowest temperature.
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