Absolute Value

Absolute Value

Multiple Choice

22°F below zero

• -22

• 2

• -2

• 22

Multiple Choice

a gain of 31 yards

• 310

• -31

• 31

• 3.1

Multiple Choice

Is absolute value always positive?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the expression.

|–5| + 8

• 3

• 13

• -13

• -3

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the expression.

|5| + |–5|

• 10

• -10

• -13

• -3

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the expression.

|-15| - |–1|

• 16

• -16

• -14

• 14

Multiple Choice

Which situation can be represented by the integer 13?

• a withdrawal of $13 from a bank account

• a deposit of $13 into a bank account

• a drop of 13 feet

• a plane descending 13 kilometers

Multiple Choice

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275
• -572
• 57
• 572

Multiple Choice

What is the absolute value of |-37|.

• 0
• 37
• -37
• 30

Multiple Choice

What is the reason that absolute value is always written as a positive?

• Absolute value is talking about numbers so it must be positive.

• Absolute value does not always have to be positive.

• Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.

• Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

Multiple Choice

What's a way to define absolute value?

• The value of a number
• The opposite of a number
• The distance of a number from zero
• The multiplicative inverse of a number

Multiple Choice

| –3 |

• 3
• -3
• 0.30
• 30

Multiple Choice

|-20|

• 20
• -20

Multiple Choice

|50|

• -50

• 50