Solving Absolute Value

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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.

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the absolute value of |-26|.

• 26
• -26
• 0
• -20

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The absolute value of |-3| is -3

• True

• False

|v + 8| − 5 = 2 

• {-1,-15}
• {-1,-5}
• {-15,15}
• No Solution

|x+19|=25

• -6, 44
• 6, -44
• 6
• No Solution

Solve.

• A
• B
• C
• D

Solve.

• A
• B
• C
• D

7+3|x-1| = 6x-5

• x = 3
• x = -3
• No Solution

3|x|+2 = -7

• x = 3

• x = -3

• no solution

• I give up