Absolute Value and Ordering Integers

Represent a withdrawal of $50.

• $50
• -$50
• l$50l
• l-$50l

A submarine is 300 meters below sea level.

• -300 ft
• 300m
• l-300l m
• -300 ft

A helicopter is 1,500 feet above sea level and a shark is 45 feet below the surface. To find the distance between the helicopter and the shark you should ______________ .

• subtract 45 from 1,500
• add 45 and 1,500
• find the absolute value of each number
• get out of the water

The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth was - 128⁰ F. The hottest temperature ever recorded on earth was 134⁰ F. Find the difference in temperatures.

• 128⁰ F
• 134⁰ F
• 6⁰ F
• 262⁰ F

What is Absolute Value?

• The distance from zero.
• The number inside the bars.
• A negative number.
• Always greater than 0.

In the Order of Operations,

• multiplication comes first.
• division comes first.
• addition comes first.
• multiplication and division is done from left to right.

As you move from right to the left on a horizontal number line,

• the numbers become larger.
• the numbers increase.
• the numbers decrease.
• the numbers stay the same.

A plane descends 300 feet. A person withdraws $500 from a bank. The temperature drops 25⁰. Chris owes the lunch lady $5. These situations are all examples of:

• Positive numbers
• Negative numbers
• Large numbers 
• Small numbers