Practice: Absolute Value, Opposites, Classifying Real Number

Which BEST describes absolute value? Be sure to read all four answer choices before selecting your answer.

• Absolute value is always the opposite.

• Absolute value is a number's distance from 0.

• The absolute value of a number is sometimes negative.

• None of the above.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

Find $\left|8\right|$  

•  $-8$  

•  $0$  

•  $8$  

•  $16$  

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Find $\left|-9\right|$  

•  $9$  

•  $0$  

•  $-9$  
  

•  $-18$  

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

What is the opposite of

 $-12$  ?

•  $-12$  

•  $0$  

•  $12$  

• None of the above.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Classify the number.

 $-7$ 

• Real Number

• Irrational

• Rational

• Integer

• Whole Number

Classify the number.

 $\frac{2}{5}$ 

• Irrational

• Rational

• Integer

• Whole Number

• Natural Number

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6

Classify the number.

 $0.1349725...$ 

• Real

• Irrational

• Rational

• Integer

• Whole Number

0 is a(n)

• integer only

• irrational number and real

• natural number and integer

• whole number, integer, rational, and real

Determine which statements are TRUE. Select all that apply.

• All integers are rational.

• All rational numbers are whole numbers.

• Some whole numbers are irrational.

• Both rational and irrational numbers are real.

In your own words, explain what opposites are. Give an example in your explanation.