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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 8 :
Describing the Set of Integers

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Mathematics– Grade 6
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Quarter 2 – Module 8: Describing Set of Integers
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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 8 :
Describing the Set of Integers
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
understand the concept of integers. The scope of this module allows you to use it in
many different learning situations. The language used recognizes your diverse
vocabulary level.

The module contains a lesson on describing the set of integers and identifying real-
life situations that make use of it.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. identify and describe the set of integers using real-life situations
through a number line; and,
2. illustrate real-life situations involving integers using number lines.

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 What I Know

A. Choose which one best describes the given set of integers. Write the
letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1) { -1, -5, -3, -28, -7 }

A. set of negative integers
B. set of positive integers
C. set of positive and negative integers
D. set of odd negative integers

2) { +16, +14, +12, +10, +8 }

A. set of positive integers in increasing order
B. set of positive integers decreased by 2
C. set of negative integers
D. set of positive odd integers

3) { -24, -6, -18, -2, -20}

A. set of even numbers
B. set of even positive integers
C. set of even negative integers
D. set of decreasing even positive integers

4) { -15, -5, -3, -7, -13)

A. set of odd positive integers
B. set of even positive numbers
C. set of odd negative integers
D. set of even negative integers

5) { -3, +3, -2, +2, -1, +1, }

A. set of negative integers
B. set of positive integers
C. set of equal integers
D. set of opposite integers

B. Write an integer to describe each situation. Do this on your answer sheet.

6) Prince deposited ₱186.00 in his Aflatoun account.
7) The delegates are moving 3 kilometers east.
8) Evelyn is gaining 9-kilogram weight.
9) A withdrawal of ₱1 500.00 was made by Darnelle from her bank account.
10) Loren has a fever. His body temperature is 39◦C.

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 Lesson
Describing and Identifying
1 the Set of Integers
Being one of the essentials in our lives, we need to get a deeper understanding of
numbers. A number can be a whole number, a fraction, or a decimal. But there are
quantities that can be best represented by the kind of numbers other than what we
have already known. These numbers are what we call integers.

What’s In

Draw a thermometer for each item on your answer sheet. Then show the given
temperature on each thermometer.

1) _______ 2) _______ 3) _______ 4) _______ 5) _______

1) Freezing point of water

2) Boiling point of water
3) Normal body temperature
4) 41 degrees below normal body temperature
5) 8 degrees below freezing point

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 What’s New

Vienne is watching international news on TV. At the end

of the weather report, the atmospheric temperatures of
various places around the world are shown as follows:

Japan -
4 ◦C Mongolia -
1 ◦C
+ ◦ + ◦
Saskatoon 2 C Afghanistan 6 C
+ ◦ - ◦
New York 7 C Korea 6 C
- ◦
China 3 C Baguio +
12 ◦C

Now, Vienne is thinking about what these numbers

mean. Can you help her?

What is It

These temperatures, when plotted in a thermometer, can be seen as follows.

+
New York +
7 0C Baguio 12 0C

+
Saskatoon +
2 0C Afganistan 6 0C

-
China -
3 0C Mongolia 1 0C

-
Japan 4 0C South Korea -
6 0C

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We can think of a thermometer as a vertical number line. We can also represent
this number line horizontally.

(-4, +2, +7, -3, -1, +6, -6, +12)

+
-
12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -
6 -5 -4 -
3 - 2 -1 0 1 +2 +3 +4 +
5 +
6 +7 +
8 +9 +10 +11 +12

Negative Numbers Neutral Positive Numbers

Numbers found on the right of zero are called positive numbers. Their
value is greater than zero. Positive numbers are also called positive
integers. Positive integers are written with a plus sign just like in addition.
So, in order to avoid confusion between the two uses of this symbol, raise
the plus sign to indicate positive integers especially when working on
integer operations.

Notice that numbers found on the left of zero are called negative numbers.
It means that their value is less than zero. Negative numbers are also
called negative integers. Negative integers are written with a minus sign
just like in subtraction. So, in order to avoid confusion between the two
uses of this symbol, raise the minus sign to indicate negative integers
especially when working on integer operations.
.
Example:
-
6 negative six
-
1 negative one

Notice also that zero has no sign. So the integer zero is neutral. It is
neither positive nor negative.
Positive numbers together with zero and negative numbers are called set of
integers

1. What integer is 7 units to the left of 0? (Ans. -7)

2. Name the integer that is 4 units to the right of +6. (Ans. +10)

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Now, consider folding the number line at point zero.

opposites

+ +
-
6 -
4 --
3 -
1 0 +
2 +
6 7 12

Negative Integers Positive Integers

Neutral

You will notice that -6 will fall exactly from the reference point as
with +6. They are called mirror images or opposites. They are found
on the opposite sides of the number line, and having equal distance
from zero. Any integer has its opposite.

Here are more examples for you to study:

Use a number line to identify integers being described in the following situations.

1) The pole stands 25 feet above the ground. (Ans. +25)

2) Glenn has a weight loss of 2 kilograms. (Ans. -2)
3) The car slid 100 meters down the hill. (Ans. -100)
4) Eden drives 60 kilometers northward. (Ans. +60)
5) I spent ₱220.00 for fruits. (Ans. -220)

Remember:

The words “above” and “northward” suggest an increasing value

of a number. Hence, referring to positive value or what we call
positive integers.

The words “loss”, “down”, and “spent” suggest a decreasing value of a

number. Hence, referring to negative value or what we call negative
integers.

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 What’s More

A. Write the integer that matches each point.

0 C D E
A B

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

What I Have Learned

Positive and negative numbers and zero are called integers.

Zero is neutral. It is neither positive nor negative.
Positive integers are found to the right of zero in a number line.
It means that their value are greater than zero.
Negative integers are found to the left of zero in a number line. It
means that their value are less than zero.
Two integers are opposites of each other if each has the same
distance from zero. One is positive while the other is negative.

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 What I Can Do

Use a number line to identify the integers being described.

1. An integer that is 8 units to the right of -5.

2. What integer is 10 units to the left of +4?
3. 15 units to the right of 0
4. 7 units to the right of -19
5. An integer that is halfway between +14 and -2 on a number line.

Assessment

A. Identify what is referred to in the following items. Write the letter of the correct
answer on your answer sheet.

1) These numbers are found on the right of zero and whose values are greater
than zero.
A. integers B. positive integers C. negative integers D. neutral

2) These integers are written with a minus sign just like in subtraction.
A. integers B. positive integers C. negative integers D. neutral

3) They are called mirror images and having equal distance from zero.
A. plus sign B. neutral C. integers D. opposites

4) It is neither positive nor negative.

A. zero B. integers C. opposites D. number line

5) They are the positive and negative numbers and zero.

A. plus sign B. neutral C. integers D. opposites

B. Write an integer to describe each situation. Do this on your answer sheet.

6) withdrew ₱20 000.00 from her savings account
7) absent from school for 15 days
8) received ₱50 000.00
9) spent a total of ₱10 000.00 for medicine
10) a gain of 7 kg

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 Additional Activities

Plot on the number line the integer described in each of the following situations. Do
it on your answer sheet.

1) a temperature decreased by 6◦C

2) lost 4 kilograms after getting sick
3) going 18-kilometer elevation upstream
4) move 3 steps backward
5) consumed 30 liters of fuel
6) temperature reading of 99◦C
7) an additional of 15 points in Math quiz
8) walk 7 kilometers down the valley
9) 42 feet below sea level
10) stands at approximately 35 meters east

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 Answer Key

What I Know Assessment What’s More

A. 1) a A. 1) b 1) -9
2) b 2) c 2) -4
3) c 3) d 3) +1
4) a 4) +7
4) c
5) +11
5) d 5) c
6) +186 B. 6) -20 000

7) +3 7) -15

8) +9 8) +50 000

9) -1 500 9) -10 000

10) +39 10) +7

What’s In
What I Can Do
2) 1000C 1) +3
2) -6
3) +15
4) -12
5) +6

- - + + +
12 6 3 6 15
3) 370C
Additional Activities
1) -6
2) -4
1) 00C 3) +18
4) -3
5) -30
6) +99
4) -40C 7) +15
8) -7
9) -42
5) -80C 10) +35

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References

• Bureau of Elementary Education, Department of Education 2010, Lesson

Guide in Elementary Mathematics 6, Book Media Press, Inc., 353-356

• Department of Education 2016, 21st Century MATHletes 6, Book Media

Press Inc., 144-151

• DepEd Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in Mathematics 6

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