Absolute value and Ordering Numbers

Which one of the situations below represents a negative situation?

• You earn $45 for mowing the neighbors lawn.

• The temperature on Jupiter is 145 degrees Celsius below zero.

• In a board game, your team gains 12 points.

• Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Which one of the situations would results in a positive situation.

• A scuba diver is 40 feet below sea level.

• You owe your sister $15 for your mom's birthday present.

• Tom withdraws $50 from his bank account.

• Tammy deposits $100 into her bank account.

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Why are the numbers -7 and 7 opposites?

• Because one has a negative and the other doesn't.

• Because they are both 7s.

• Because they have the same distance from 0.

• Because they are both integers.

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Order from least to greatest:
[8, 4, -5, 12, -14, 3]

• 3, 4, -5, 8, 12, -14
• -14, -5, 3, 4, 8, 12
• 12, -14, -5, 3, 4, 8
• -5, -14, 3, 4, 8, 12

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Order from greatest to least: -12, 15, -1, 3, 

• 15, 3, -1, -12
• 15, 3, -12, -1
• -1, -12, 3, 15
• -12, -1, 3, 15

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

• Red

• Purple

• Pink

• Blue

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• White

• Green

• Blue

• Yellow

What color are these oranges?

• Orange

• Yellow

• Blue

• Pink

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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Is absolute value always positive?

• yes
• no

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