absolute value

 $\left|-12\right|$  

 $\left|1.56\right|$  

 $\left|-482\right|$  

-( $\left|3\right|$  )

-( $\left|-11\right|$  )

The absolute value of a number is the number's opposite.

• True

• False

If a number is negative, its absolute value will be __________ .

• Negative

• Positive

If a number is positive, its absolute value will be __________ .

• Negative

• Positive

Absolute value is always positive.

• True

• False

The absolute value of a number is the distance a number is from _____ .

• its opposite

• zero

• itself

• the number line