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Module
68

MATH
READING, WRITING AND
COMPARING INTEGERS
+3, +5, +8 are positive
numbers
Give examples of
positive and negative -1, -3, -5 are negative
numbers numbers

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
 To the Learner

Hey kid! How are you today? Everyday is a great opportunity for
you to learn new lessons to develop your ability and skills in
Mathematics, particularly in solving problems. Today, you will be
learning about reading, writing and comparing integers. Hope you
enjoy answering the exercises.

Let’s Learn This

This module covers the lesson on Reading, Writing and

Comparing Integers. The exercises which you will walk through will
help you visualize integers in their correct order on a number line.
So, in this learning module, it is expected that you will be able
to:

Read and write integers

Compare integers

Give the opposite integers

Let’s Try This

A. Write the integer.

1. negative five _______ 4. positive eighty-five ___________

2. positive nine _______ 5. negative ninety-five __________
3. negative twelve ________

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B. Write the opposite of each of the following integers.

6. – 7 _________________________
7. + 19 _________________________
8. + 15 _________________________
9. – 45 _________________________
10. + 92 ________________________

Let’s Study This

Set of Integers
+3, +5, +8 are positive
Give examples of numbers
positive and negative -1, -3, -5 are negative
numbers numbers

Number such as the positive and negative numbers and zero

are called INTEGERS. The ordering of integers can be shown on a
number line.

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10

negative integers Zero is positive integers

neither positive
nor negative
-9 +7
We write We read

-9 negative 9
+7 positive 7

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 To the right of zero, we have the set of positive or natural
numbers. Sometimes we do not write the + sign for positive integers
anymore. It is understood that if a number has no sign, it is positive.

Example: +10 = 10, +18 = 18

To the left of zero, we have the set of negative integers. Notice

that the two sets starts from a common point which is zero. For this
reason, zero is called the point of origin.
In a set of notation, the set of integers maybe written as
follows:

I = {…-5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…}

The dots at the beginning and at the end show that the
numbers continue endlessly in both directions.
We can see that every positive number has an opposite
negative number:

Example:
1. The opposite of +5 is -5.
2. The opposite of +3 is -3.
3. The opposite of 0 is 0
4. A gain of P25 can be written as +25.
5. a less of P25 can be written as -25.

Given any two integers, the smaller will always be to the left of
the larger on a number line.

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 Going up and down the elevator may represent positive and
negative numbers. When we go 8 floors up, that is +8 and when we
go 3 floors down, that is -3. Going down to the basement below the
first floor is -1.
We can say that moving to the right or going up indicate a
positive number, while moving to the left or going down indicates a
negative number.

Let’s Do This

A. Give the opposite of each of the following integers.

1. -4 _____________
2. +48 ___________
3. -65 ____________
4. -37 ____________
5. +89 ___________

B. Insert < or > to make each statement true.

6. +2 _____ +3
7. -3 _____ 0
8. 5 _____ -4
9. -8 _____ -6
10. 25 _____ -36

C. Read and Solve.

Joyce starts at 0, moves right 10, and moves left 12. On what
point does she land?

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 Let’s Do More

A. Ring the greatest integer.

1. -15, -6, -8, -12
2. -10, -5, 0, +3
3. +3, +2, +7, -9
4. -8, -9, -11, -5
5. +1, +8, -12, +11
B. Write a positive or negative number for each situation.
6. a loss of P45 ____________
7. a gain of P23 ___________
8. 10 seconds after opening ______________
9. 3 hours from now ____________
10. 30 minutes after closing _____________
11. 5 hours ago ______________
12. 240º above sea level _____________

Let’s Remember This

Positive and negative integers belong to the set of

numbers called INTEGERS. Natural numbers that we are
use everyday are positive numbers, so they are also
integers.
Zero (0), which is neither positive nor negative,
completes the set of integers on a number line any
number bigger than all the numbers to its left. The
numbers get smaller as you move to the left of the
number line.

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 Let’s Test Ourselves

A. Name an integer between the following given integers.

1. +5 and +7 _____________
2. -1 and +1 ______________
3. -5 and -7 _______________
4. +12 and +14 ___________
5. -14 and -16 ____________

B. Write > or < in the box.

6.) +7 -2 9.) -17 -24
7.) -5 -6 10.) -8 +5
8.) +1 -4

C. Read and give the answer.

Joy starts at -5 and moves 4 times to the right. On what
point does she land? _____________

Let’s Consider This

 If your score is 9 and above, congratulations! You can proceed

to the next module.
 If you got 7-8, answer the next exercise.
 If your score is 6 or below, review the whole module.

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 Let’s Enrich
Ourselves

A. Write a positive or a negative integer to describe the situation.

1. 10º below Zero __________________

2. a gain of P92 ____________________
3. P180 deposited __________________
4. a loss of P39 ____________________
5. P75 withdrawn __________________

B. Is the statement TRUE or FALSE?

6. Every negative integer is less than zero. _______________
7. The greatest negative integer is -1. ____________________
8. 0 is less than any other integer _______________________
9. Every integer is either negative or positive _____________
10. The opposite of -1 is greater than the opposite
of -2. _______________

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try This B.

A. 6. -45
1. -5 7. +23
2. +9 8. -10
3. -12 9. +3
4. +85 10. -30
5. -93 11. -5
B. 12. +240
6. +7
7. -19 Let’s Test Ourselves
8. -15 A.
9. +45 1. +6
10. -92 2. 0
3. -6
Let’s Do This 4. +13
A. 5. -15
1. +4 B.
2. -48 6. >
3. +65 7. >
4. +37 8. >
5. -89 9. >
B. 10. <
6. < C. Joy will land on -1.
7. <
8. > Let’s Enrich Ourselves
9. < A.
1. -10
10. > 2. +92
C. Joyce will land on -2. 3. +180
4. -39
Let’s Do More 5. -75
A. B.
1. -6 6. TRUE
2. +3 7. TRUE
3. +7 8. FALSE
4. -5 9. TRUE
5. +11 10. FALSE

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