Real Life Integers

1. Real Life Integers • Integers are positive and negative whole numbers. • They are used in every part of our daily lives. • Below is an example of how integers are used in different ways. Real Life Integers Business and Account Sports Healthy Lifestyle Temperature Created by J. Mills-Dadson

2. Integers – Business and Account • Bank accounts are either credited (deposit) or debited (withdrawal). • If one has sufficient amount it is represented with a positive number ( to the nearest pound) and negative, if one overdraws. • Businesses also use positive numbers to depicts profit at the end of the year and when there is a loss, it is represented with a negative value. Created by J. Mills-Dadson

3. Integers – Temperature • Temperature is always represented using integers and it tells us how warm or cold the weather is going to be. • Temperature above zero degrees Celsius are represented with positive values and temperatures below zero degrees Celsius including very cold conditions are displayed with negative values. Created by J. Mills-Dadson

4. Integers – Healthy Lifestyle • To maintain one’s weight, one has to be mindful of the type of food and the calories intake. • Calories intake could be represented with positive values and when one exercises, one burns calories and that could be represented by negative values. Created by J. Mills-Dadson

5. Integers – Sports • Goals in games are recorded using positive values. • Negative values are commonly seen in sports as well.  Consider hockey.  Each line of players records a plus or minus.  If the other team scores on your line, that is a minus.  If someone on your line scores a goal, that is a plus.  If neither team scores, the result is zero. Created by J. Mills-Dadson