Absolute Value and Opposites

Evaluate each expression.
| 9 |

• 0.9
• 9
• -9
• 90

| –3 |

• 3
• -3
• 0.30
• 30

Which answer has the integers in order from least to greatest?

• − 9,   -5,  -3, 0,  4,  3
• − 9,   -5,  -3, 0,  3,  4
• − 5,   -9,  -3, 0,  4,  3
•  3, 4, 0, -3, -5, -9

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

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the absolute value of |-26|.

• 26
• -26
• 0
• -20

The absolute value of |3| is 0.

• True
• False

What is the opposite of -3?

• 3
• 0
• -1/3
• 1/3

Which has the same absolute value as -55?

• 0
• -1
• 1
• 55

What is the opposite of zero?

• 1
• -1
• 0

Is absolute value always positive?

• yes
• no