Absolute Value and Integers, Oh My!

Front

What is the absolute value of a number?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative value.

Front

How is absolute value represented mathematically?

Back

Absolute value is represented using vertical bars, for example, |x|.

Front

What is the absolute value of -12?

Back

12

Front

Why is absolute value always a positive number?

Back

Absolute value represents distance, and distance is always measured as a positive quantity.

Front

What is the absolute value of 43?

Back

43

Front

How do you express a debt of $50 as an integer?

Back

-50

Front

What does the absolute value of a number indicate?

Back

It indicates how far the number is from zero on the number line.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

0, because it is at the origin and has no distance from itself.

Front

If |x| = 5, what are the possible values of x?

Back

x can be 5 or -5.

Front

What is the relationship between integers and absolute values?

Back

Integers can be positive, negative, or zero, and their absolute values are always non-negative.