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D.I 11/01/10

**Big Idea:** **Negative numbers help us to model many real world situations.** = **__Problem 1.2 Winning the game__** =

Problem: Mr. Hazan plays MathMania with his class. He divides the class into five teams. At the end of the game, the scores are as follows: Team A: 200 Team B: -250 Team C: -400 Team D: 350 Team E: -100

Ans.**Team D, Team A, Team E, Team B, and Team C.
 * A: Order the teams by score, from first place through fifth place.

Ans.** The first-place team is ahead of the second-place team by 150 points.
 * B: By how many points is the first-place team ahead of the second-place team?

Ans.** The first-place team is ahead of the third-place team by 450 points.
 * C:** **By how many points is the first-place team ahead of the third-place team?


 * D:** **By how many points is the second-place team ahead of the fourth-place team**?
 * Ans.** The second-place team is ahead of the fourth place team by 600 points.

Ans.** The third-place team is ahead of the fifth-place by 750 points.
 * E:** **By how many points is the third-place team ahead of the fifth-place team?

__**Follow-ups**__ 25, 2, 5, -3, 15, -7, -25, 12, 1,-4, 0 to (ordered from least greatest) -25, -7, -4,-3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, 15, 25
 * 1. Copy each pair of numbers, inserting > or < to make a true statement.**
 * Ans. a**. 53 **>** 35 **b.** -50 **<** 0 **c.** -30 **<** 15 **d.** -70 **>** -90
 * 2. Order the numbers below from least to greatest.**