Adding Integers and Absolute Value

Front

What's a way to define absolute value?

Back

The distance of a number from zero

Front

Why is absolute value always written as a positive?

Back

Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

Front

What is the absolute value of -3?

Back

3

Front

l - 4 l  + l -1 l

Back

5

Front

7 + (-14)

Back

-7

Front

(-9) + (-8) =

Back

-17

Front

Larry has $150 in his bank account. He deposits $27 and then writes a check for $96 and a check for $31. How much money is now in his account?

Back

$50

Front

A butterfly is 6 feet above sea level. It flies 45 feet up until a hungry bird chases the butterfly 49 feet down. Where is the butterfly compared to where it started?

Back

2 feet above sea level

Front

What do you do when you are adding integers with different signs?

Back

subtract and keep sign of larger number

Front

-9 + 9

Back

0