Absolute Value

| 9 |

• 0.9
• 9
• -9
• 90

Which statement is true?

• The absolute value of 3 is 3
• The opposite of 7 is 7
• The absolute value of 5 is equal to the opposite of 5.
• The absolute value of 0 is -0.

| –3 |

• 3
• -3
• 0.30
• 30

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

|–5|

• 3
• 5
• -5
• 0

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.

What is the absolute value of |-26|.

• 26
• -26
• 0
• -20

The absolute value of |3| is 0.

• True
• False

Which has the same absolute value as -55?

• 0
• -1
• 1
• 55

The absolute value of 79 is 79.

• False 
• True