Things to Learn

  • Understand that each nonzero integer, a, has an opposite, denoted -a, and that -a and a are opposites if they are on opposite sides of zero and the same distance from zero and on the number line.
  • Recognize the number zero is its own opposite.
  • Students understand that since all counting numbers are positive, it is not necessary to indicate such with aplus sign.

Warm-up Math Practice

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