Absolute Value

Which list orders the integers from least to greatest?

• -5, 3, -2, l -4l

• -2, 3, l-4l, -5

• -5, -2, 3, l-4l

• -2, -5, 3, l-4l

Which represents the absolute value of 10?

• 10

• -10

• -1/10

• 11

Which statement best describes l -4 l?

• the distance from -4 to 4 on a number line

• the distance from 4 to 0 on a number line

• the distance from -4 to 0 on a number line

• the distance from 0 to 4 on a number line

l-4l

• -4

• 0

• 4

• -0

| –3 |

• 3
• -3
• 0.30
• 30

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

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275
• -572
• 57
• 572

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.

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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