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.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

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