Absolute Value 2

|−5| + |7|

• 35

• 12

• 3

• -35

|−12| + |−13|

• 25

• -25

• 26

• -26

|11| + |−6|

• 16

• 13

• 17

• 5

|-5| + |5|

• 0

• 10

• 17

• 5

|14| + |1|

• 15

• 14

• 13

• 16

|-9| + |-6|

Evaluate.
| 15 - 5 | =

• 20
• 10
• -20
• -10

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

The absolute value of zero is zero because...

• Zero is not a number.
• Zero is 0 distance from zero.  It is neither negative or positive.

Select all of the following statements that are true!

• |-9| = 9

• |-3| < 2

• |-100| > 93

• 35 < |80|