Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can you represent and compare integers?

A: You can represent and compare integers on a number
line. Negative integers are to the left of 0. Positive
integers are to the right of 0. Numbers farther to the
left are less than numbers farther to the right.
-30

-25

-20

-15 -10

-5

+5

+10 +15 +20 +25 +30

For example, 30  25 because 30 is to the left

of 25.
5  10 because 5 is to the right of 0 and 10 is to
the left of 0.
Q: What are the rules for order of operations?
A: These are the rules for calculating with mixed
operations so that the result is always the same.
Do the operations in brackets first.
Next, divide and multiply from left to right.
Finally, add and subtract from left to right.
For example, calculate 2  (9
3  1)  13.
2
2
2
2
4

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(9
3  1)  13
 (27  1)  13 Do the operations in brackets first.
 26  13
Divide before adding.
2
Then add.

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Practice
Lesson 1

1. How do these arrays show the factors of 16?

2. Which number from 10 to 20 has an odd number of

factors? Explain how you identified the factors.
3. Maddy listed these factors of 48: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 16, and 48.
a) Which number listed is not a factor of 48?
b) Which factors are missing?
Lesson 2

4. List the first five multiples of each number.

a) 7
b) 6
c) 9

d) 40

5. Every five years, Statistics Canada conducts a census to

collect data about Canadians. A census was conducted
in 2006. Will a census be conducted in 2036? Explain
your thinking.
Lesson 3

6. a) Write two prime numbers. How do you know that

these are prime numbers?
b) Write two composite numbers. How do you know
that these are composite numbers?
7. Is there any multiple of 6 that is a prime number?
Explain your thinking.
Lesson 4

8. Jennifer divided a number by the prime

3
number 3. Then she divided her result by 3. Her
final answer is 3. What numbers did she divide by 3? 3
Lesson 6

9. A number between 40 and 80 is a multiple of 7.

Another factor of the number is 9. What is the number?
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Lesson 7

10. Holly has a goal to learn 10 new French words each

week. She uses integers to show whether she has
learned more or fewer words than her goal. What do
you think the integers 3, 0, and 3 represent? Explain.
Lesson 8

11. How do you know that 5  3? Use a number line.

12. Order these temperatures from coldest to warmest.
Show your work.

88C
+37C
+3C

Normal human
body temperature

Antarcticas
low temperature

Temperature in
refrigerator

163C
Moons low
temperature

3C

Body temperature
of hibernating
Arctic squirrel

Lesson 9

13. Calculate. Use the rules for order of operations.

a) 12  7
4  2
b) (100  50  2  1)  76
c) (4  7)
2  12  2
d) 6
5  4  2  1
14. a) Calculate (2  1)
(4  3).
b) How can you use the numbers from 1 to 4 and any
operations with brackets to make an expression
that equals 2?

Look back at What Do You Think? on page 69. How have your
answers and explanations changed?

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