Absolute Value Review

Front

What is absolute value?

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 number.

Front

How do you represent absolute value mathematically?

Back

Absolute value is represented by two vertical bars around a number, e.g., |x|.

Front

What is | -5 |?

Back

5

Front

What is | 5 |?

Back

5

Front

What is the absolute value of zero?

Back

|0| = 0.

Front

If |x| = 3, what are the possible values of x?

Back

x can be 3 or -3.

Front

Which number is farther from zero: -45, 72, or -22?

Back

72 is the farthest from zero.

Front

Which number is closest to zero: -10, 24, -4, 18, -9, or 2?

Back

2 is the closest to zero.

Front

Evaluate: | -13 | + | 24 | = ?

Back

37.

Front

Evaluate: | -8 | - | 3 | = ?

Back

5.