List and explain several real-world examples of integers
What will be an ideal response?
Complete answers will include the following: There are many situations in everyday life that require numbers that deal with direction as well as magnitude. Children know, for example, that a temperature of 5° Fahrenheit below zero is referred to as "five below" and written -5°F. Young children encounter negative numbers when they use calculators to find answers for expressions such as 2 – 5 or continue to "count down" past zero and see -1, -2, -3, and so on, appear in the display. The concept of a negative number is used when a person spends more money than he or she earns and when a football team loses more yards than it gains. Other real-world examples include profit and loss, credits and debits, above and below sea level, winning and losing points, golf scores above and below par, and positive and negative electrical charges.
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