Integers
Basically, integers are used to represent situations that whole numbers are not able to represent mathematically.
For examples, adding or withdrawing money from a saving account, gains and losses when playing a football game are situations that require both positive and negative numbers. For example, in football a gain of 10 yards on the first play can be written as +10 yards. However, a lost of 6 yards on the second play can be written as -6. All positive and negative numbers and zero can be put on number line. The following is a number line: 
The arrows at both ends show that the numbers do not stop after 7 or -7 but the pattern continues.
You may have noticed that all numbers on the right of zero are positive. On the other hand, all numbers on the left of 0 zero are negative. We need directions as well as an amount when working with numbers. Going to the right usually means that you are going in the positive direction.Going up is also thought of as a positive move With the exception of zero, for every number on the number line, there exist an opposite number on the other side. Opposites numbers are located at the same distance from zero. For instance, 2 and -2 are opposites numbers because they are both 2 units away from zero. 
When you add two opposites numbers, the sum is always zero for instance, -3 + 3 = 3 + - 3 = 0 The distance a number is from zero is called its absolute value. The absolute value is often misunderstood by many. Always think of it as a distance. For instance, the absolute value of 2 is 2 because the distance from 0 to 2 is 2. The absolute value of -5 is 5 because the distance from 0 to -5 is 5. In practice, we use the following notation: |2| and |-5|. |2| is read "The absolute value of 2" |-5| is read " The absolute value of -5 " So, |2|= 2 and |-5|= 5 Notice that the absolute value of a number is always positive. Integers| Comparing integers| Adding integers| Adding integers calculator| Subtracting integers| Subtracting integers calculator| Multiplying integers| Division of integers| Variables in algebra| Linear equations| Solving equations using addition| Solving equations using subtraction| Solving multiplication equations| Solving two step equations| Home page 
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