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4-3 Compare and Order Integers — Practice Questions

  1. 1. Which of the following comparisons is true?

    • A. $-8 > -5$
    • B. $-4 < -9$
    • C. $0 < -6$
    • D. $-2 > -10$
  2. 2. What is the smallest integer in the following set? {$6, -9, 0, |-4|, -2$}

  3. 3. Which statement correctly compares the integer $-8$ and the value of $|-7|$?

    • A. $-8 > |-7|$
    • B. $-8 < |-7|$
    • C. $-8 = |-7|$
    • D. The values cannot be compared
  4. 4. Arrange these integers from least to greatest: $-4, 2, 0, |-9|, -1$. The third integer in the ordered list is ___.

  5. 5. On a number line, integer A is to the left of integer B. Which statement must be true?

    • A. $A > B$
    • B. $A < B$
    • C. $A = B$
    • D. $A$ is negative and $B$ is positive
  6. 6. If $x = -15$ and $y = 12$, which statement correctly compares their absolute values?

    • A. $|x| < |y|$
    • B. $|x| > |y|$
    • C. $|x| = |y|$
    • D. The relationship cannot be determined.
  7. 7. Let $a = -12$ and $b = 4$. What is the value of $|a| - |b|$? ___

  8. 8. For any number $n$, which of the following statements is always true?

    • A. $n > |n|$
    • B. $n = |n|$
    • C. $n < |n|$
    • D. $n \leq |n|$
  9. 9. We know that $-6 > -11$. After finding their absolute values, we can write the inequality $|-6|$ ___ $|-11|$ by filling the blank with the correct symbol.

  10. 10. Let $m = -14$ and $p = -6$. What is the value of $|m| + |p|$? ___