Absolute Value

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.

Front

What is the absolute value of -5?

Back

5

Front

What is the absolute value of 7?

Back

7

Front

What is the opposite of a number?

Back

The opposite of a number is the number with the same digit(s) but the opposite sign.

Front

What is the opposite of 0?

Back

0

Front

What is the opposite of -12?

Back

12

Front

How do you order numbers from least to greatest?

Back

Arrange the numbers starting from the smallest value to the largest value.

Front

Order from least to greatest: |-24|, -23, -18, |15|

Back

-23, -18, |15|, |-24|

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Order from least to greatest: -58, |-60|, -55, -61

Back

-61, -58, -55, |-60|

Front

What does |-x| equal?

Back

|-x| equals the absolute value of x, which is always non-negative.