Solving Absolute Value Equations

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 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.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the absolute value of |-26|.

• 26
• -26
• 0
• -20

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275
• -572
• 57
• 572

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Which has the same absolute value as -55?

• 0
• -1
• 1
• 55

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Evaluate the expression.
|1 - 5|

• 4
• -4
• -6
• 6

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Evaluate the expression.
|5 + 4|

• 9
• -9
• -1
• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Evaluate the expression.
|-2| + |-5|

• 7
• -7
• 3
• -3

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

 $Solve:\ \left|x\right|=8$  

• x=8

• x= -8

• x= 8 and  x= -8

• no solution

Solve |x-3|=40

• x = 43, x = -37

• x = 43, x = -43

• x = -43, x = 37

• x = 43