Absolute Value Expressions

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

What is |15|?

Back

15

Front

What is |-6|?

Back

6

Front

What does |-x| equal for any real number x?

Back

|-x| = |x|, meaning the absolute value of -x is the same as the absolute value of x.

Front

What is the result of -|-6| - |-18|?

Back

-24

Front

What is the result of -|9| + |-5|?

Back

-4

Front

What is the result of -|20 - 6|?

Back

-14

Front

If a number is positive, what is its absolute value?

Back

The absolute value of a positive number is the number itself.

Front

If a number is negative, what is its absolute value?

Back

The absolute value of a negative number is the positive version of that number.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

The absolute value of 0 is 0.