THE REAL NUMBER LINE

Putting things in order

WARM UP
Complete the following using < or >.

 1.) $4.00 ____ $1.00

 2.) 1.5 _____ 1.05

Write these 5 numbers from least to greatest:

 3.) 3.2, ½, 0, 1.7, 5

 4.) 1.6, 0.6, 1.06, 1.66, 0.7

WHAT DO THESE NUMBERS MEAN?

Which temperature is coldest?

HOW COULD WE EXPLAIN CHANGE
WITH NUMBERS?
HORIZONTAL VS. VERTICAL
 Think of a number line as
a thermometer lying down.
LABEL
 If this is a thermometer, where would the
zero go?
 Where are the positive numbers?

 Where are the negative numbers?

LABEL
 Using your answer from Warm Up #3, plot
and label the points on the number line.
HOW FAR?
 Absolute value means the distance from
zero.

 This is what absolute value looks like: |x|

 How far is|500| from 0? The number 500 is

500 steps away from zero.

 How far is |-327| from 0? ____________

 Steps are __________ ______________

 FINDING THE OPPOSITE
 Plot 3 and -3 on the number line.

 3 and -3 are _____________ because each is ___ steps away

from ___.

 You can read the expression –a as “the opposite of a”.

 If a = -2 then -a =
FINDING THE OPPOSITE
Find the opposite of the following:

 8 = ________ -⅚=
________

 -3 = _______ 3.8 =
________

 -2.01 ________ .37 =

________
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT
ABSOLUTE VALUE?

 If x is a positive number, then |x| = ________

 If x is zero, then |x| = ________

 If x is a negative number, will |x| be positive or

negative?

 Absolute value is ___________

_______________!!!!!!!!
NOW WHAT?
 Solve:

 -|-8|= ________ |0-6|=

________

 |5-2|= _______ |2-5|=

________

 |x|= 7 ________ |x|= -5

________
WRAP IT UP
Decide whether the statement is true or false:

 The opposite of a number is always negative.

 The absolute value of a number is never

negative.

 The expression -a is never positive.

 The expression -a is sometimes greater than

a.
CLOSER
Write 3 things you learned in this lesson.

 1.

 2.

 3.
HOMEWORK
In golf the total score is given as the number of swings above or below
par. Par is your expected score. Even par means your score is zero.
The player with the lowest score wins. Use the table to answer the
questions on the following page.

Player Score
Luciana Bemvenuti +6
Liz Early +15
Michelle Estill -9
Annika Sorenstam +1
Jenny Lidback -4
Joan Pitcock -11
Nancy Scranton +4
Tiger Woods -19
HOMEWORK
 Who scored closest to even par?
 Who scored farthest from even par?
 How many players scored above even par? Who?

 How many players scored below even par? Who?

 Who won the tournament?

 Are there any scores that are opposites listed in

the table? If so, which players had those scores?