Question

Determine the best integer that best represents each situation below. Then list the integers from the lowest to the greatest:Mr. Riley lost $5.Azarai is 20 feet above sea level.The current temperature is 15 degrees below zero.A company had expenses of $20 for the week

Answer 1

• Mr. Riley lost $5. ,This situation can be expressed as the integer ,-5 ,because he lost $5 (-5).

• Azarai is 20 feet above sea level. ,It can be expressed as, 20. ,It is positive because is ,above, the sea level (below sea level, it is -20).

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• The current temperature is 15 degrees below zero. ,It can be expressed as, -15 ,(below zero).

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• A company had expenses of $20 for the week. It can be expressed as -$20 ,(they are expenses, no earnings).

We have the following integers: -5, 20, -15, -20

The integers from least to greatest are:

-20, -15, -5, 20.

We can represent this in the number line as: