The number of integers lying between −5 and 5 is ______.
9
Step 1: “Between” means we do not include the end numbers.
So we do not include ( -5 ) and we do not include ( 5 ).
Step 2: List all integers greater than ( -5 ) and less than ( 5 ).
(-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Step 3: Count them one by one.
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Step 4: Therefore, the number of integers between ( -5 ) and ( 5 ) is ( 9 ).