January 5th Review Packet

What is the definition of absolute value?

• The distance a number is to zero

• A positive number

• A number that has a value with a different sign

Evaluate: |-12|

• 12

• -12

• 0

• 1.2

Evaluate: |0|

• 0

• -0

• +0

• There is no answer

Compare: -2 and |-2|

• <

• >

• =

Compare: |13| ____ |-14|

• <

• >

• =

Compare: 27 ____ |-27|

• <

• >

• =

What is the definition of an opposite?

• The distance a number is to zero

• A number with the same digit(s) but opposite sign

What is the opposite of -12

• 12

• -12

• 0

What is the opposite of 23

• 23

• -23

• 2/3

• 0

What is the opposite of 0

• -0

• +0

• 0

• There is no opposite