1.1-1.4 Adding/Subtracting Integers and Absolute Value

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.

Evaluate the expression.
|–5| + 8

• 3
• 13
• -13
• -3

I -808 I

• 808
• -808

I 5 I

• 5
• -5

-2 + 5 + (-3)

• -10
• 10
• -1
• 0

3 + (-8)

• -11
• -5
• 3
• 8

-5 + -17

• -22
• -12
• 12
• 22

-9 + (-5)

• -14
• 14
• -4

-7 - 2

• -9
• 9
• 5
• -5

3 - 8

• -5
• -11
• 11
• 5