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The Number System
Integers and rational numbers
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Grade 6
The Number System
Integers and rational numbers
Grade 6 Math

Integers and rational numbers

The main lesson, then each kind of problem it solves.

Integers and rational numbers

Main lesson
How much warmer or colder?
Use this for the change from −5 °C up to 3 °C, or a drop from 8 °C to −2 °C.
Compare rational numbers
Use this to compare −8.5 and −8, or −6 and 4, on the number line, and their absolute values.
Order rational numbers
Use this for “Order from least to greatest: −6, −2 1/2, 3/4, |−5|.”
Positive and negative numbers in context
Use this for “A drop of 8 degrees is −8”: everyday positive and negative amounts.
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