Introduction to Integers

PrealgebraIntroduction to Integers

Photo shows a snow-covered mountain range.

Figure 3.1 The peak of Mount Everest. (credit: Gunther Hagleitner, Flickr)

Chapter Outline

3.1 Introduction to Integers

3.2 Add Integers

3.3 Subtract Integers

3.4 Multiply and Divide Integers

3.5 Solve Equations Using Integers; The Division Property of Equality

At over 29,000 feet, Mount Everest stands as the tallest peak on land. Located along the border of Nepal and China, Mount Everest is also known for its extreme climate. Near the summit, temperatures never rise above freezing. Every year, climbers from around the world brave the extreme conditions in an effort to scale the tremendous height. Only some are successful. Describing the drastic change in elevation the climbers experience and the change in temperatures requires using numbers that extend both above and below zero. In this chapter, we will describe these kinds of numbers and operations using them.

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