Absolute Value, Ordering and Comparing

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 do you compare negative numbers to their absolute values?

Back

A negative number is always less than its absolute value. For example, -2 < |-2|.

Front

What is the absolute value of |-25|?

Back

|-25| = 25.

Front

How do you order numbers that include absolute values?

Back

Convert all numbers to their absolute values, then compare and order them based on their non-negative values.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

|0| = 0.

Front

How do you list numbers from least to greatest?

Back

Identify the smallest number first, then the next smallest, and continue until all numbers are listed.

Front

What is the absolute value of -60?

Back

|-60| = 60.

Front

If you have the numbers -58, -55, and -61, how do you order them?

Back

Order them as -61, -58, -55 from least to greatest.

Front

What is the relationship between negative numbers and their absolute values?

Back

Negative numbers are always less than their absolute values.

Front

How do you evaluate |x| when x is negative?

Back

|x| will be the positive equivalent of x. For example, if x = -3, then |x| = 3.