Absolute Value and Ordering Numbers

Front

What is absolute value?

Back

Absolute value is a number's distance from zero on the number line.

Front

Which number is warmer: -6⁰ or -9⁰?

Back

-6⁰ is warmer than -9⁰.

Front

What is the absolute value of -55?

Back

The absolute value of -55 is 55.

Front

Order the following numbers from least to greatest: 3, 7, -2, -9, 0, -3, -11.

Back

-11, -9, -3, -2, 0, 3, 7.

Front

True or False: 5 is greater than -5 because 5 is located to the right of -5 on the number line.

Back

True.

Front

What does it mean for a number to be negative?

Back

A negative number is less than zero and is located to the left of zero on the number line.

Front

What is the absolute value of 7?

Back

The absolute value of 7 is 7.

Front

How do you compare two numbers on a number line?

Back

The number further to the right is greater than the number further to the left.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

The absolute value of 0 is 0.

Front

If |x| = 4, what are the possible values of x?

Back

x can be 4 or -4.