PRACTICE: Absolute Value, Adding Decimals & Fractions

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction.

The sum is \( \frac{11}{12} \).

The absolute value of -5 is 5.

The sum is 0.857.

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is expressed as \( \frac{a}{b} \), where \( a \) is the numerator and \( b \) is the denominator.

To add fractions with different denominators, find a common denominator, convert the fractions, and then add the numerators.

The absolute value of |-49| is 49.

To convert a decimal to a fraction, write the decimal as a fraction with a denominator of 1, then multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 for each digit after the decimal point.

The sum is \( \frac{11}{10} \) or 1.1.

The distance from -3 to 0 is 3, which is the absolute value of -3.