Absolute Values

Front

What is the definition of absolute value?

Back

Absolute value is the distance of a number from zero on the number line, always expressed as a positive value.

Front

What is the absolute value of -5?

Back

5

Front

What is the absolute value of 7?

Back

7

Front

How do you calculate the distance between two points on a number line?

Back

The distance is calculated using the absolute value of the difference between the two points.

Front

If a plane is 31,000 miles above sea level and a submarine is 2 miles below sea level, how far apart are they?

Back

31,002 miles.

Front

What is the absolute value of -10?

Back

10

Front

If Simon is 37 feet from the foreman's office and his dad is 73 feet from the same office, will their walkie talkies work if they can't be more than 100 feet apart?

Back

No, they are 36 feet apart, which is within the limit.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

0

Front

If you have a number line, how do you represent absolute values?

Back

Absolute values are represented as the distance from zero, regardless of direction.

Front

What is the absolute value of -15?

Back

15