Absolute Value and Opposite Numbers

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What is the absolute value of a number?

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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.

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What is the absolute value of -25?

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25

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What is the opposite of a number?

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The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero but in the opposite direction on the number line.

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What is the opposite of 5?

Back

-5

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What is the opposite of -7?

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7

Front

What is the opposite of 7.25?

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-7.25

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What is the opposite of -8?

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8

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How do you find the absolute value of a negative number?

Back

To find the absolute value of a negative number, remove the negative sign.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

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0

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If a number is positive, what is its opposite?

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The opposite of a positive number is its negative counterpart.