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Understanding Negative Integers
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Understanding Negative Integers
📚 Part 1: Real-Life Negative Integers
1. Which of these situations uses negative integers?
Temperature of 5°C above zero
Temperature of 3°C below zero
Having $10 in your wallet
Being on the ground floor
2. In an elevator, which floor would be represented by -2?
Second floor above ground
Second floor below ground
Ground floor
Fourth floor above ground
3. If you owe your friend $8, which integer represents this?
+8
-8
0
8
4. Which of these are negative integers? (Tick all that apply)
-5
0
-12
+3
-1
📏 Part 2: Number Line Practice
5. Look at this number line: -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Circle the correct answer: Which number is furthest to the left?
-1
-5
0
5
6. Fill in the missing numbers on this number line:
-3, ____, -1, ____, 1, 2, ____
7. Put these integers in order from smallest to largest:
3, -1, -4, 0, 2
Answer: ____, ____, ____, ____, ____
8. True or False: -3 is smaller than -1
True
False
✏️ Part 3: Problem Solving
9. The temperature in Canberra was 2°C at lunchtime. By evening, it dropped to 3°C below zero. What integer represents the evening temperature?
Answer: ________
10. Sarah starts with $15. She spends $20 on a book. Write an integer to show how much money she has now.
11. Explain in your own words what a negative integer is and give one real-life example.
12. Extension Challenge: If you move 4 steps left from +1 on a number line, where do you end up? Show your working.
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