Question

What integer is closest to 0 on the number line?

Answer 1

listing them in order.

\(\large\color{blue }{ \rm ....-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,~~0,~~1,~~2,~~3,~~4,~~5....}\)

Answer 2

There are 2 of them :)

Answer 3

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

Did SolomonZelman's explanation make sense?

Answer 5

I got disconnected

Answer 6

sorry!

Answer 7

that's ok

Answer 8

but I dont really understand if that was an answer because the only answer choice close to that is -2

Answer 9

oh you're given answer choices?

Answer 10

yes lol here ill post them real quick

Answer 11

A. -7
B. -2
C. 1
D. 3

Answer 12

Take the absolute value of each number

Answer 13

how would I do that? and sorry my computer keeps screwing up if i dont answer right away idk whats going on!

Answer 14

the absolute value of a number is just the positive version of it

Answer 15

example: |-103| = 103

Answer 16

|-7| = ??

Answer 17

7

Answer 18

that means -7 is 7 units away from 0

Answer 19

|-2| = ??

Answer 20

2

Answer 21

|1| = ??

Answer 22

1

Answer 23

|3| = ??

Answer 24

3

Answer 25

which of those results is the smallest?

Answer 26

1?

Answer 27

or 2 I cant decide

Answer 28

you got these 4 results: 7,2,1,3

which is the smallest?

Answer 29

1

Answer 30

so 1 is the closest

this is because this is the smallest distance from 0

Answer 31

a number line would confirm it

Answer 32

thanks

Answer 33

np