Absolute Value

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 |-26|.

• 26
• -26
• 0
• -20

Find the absolute value. | –3 |

• -3

• 3

Fill in the blank. ∣-5∣ _____ ∣5∣

• <

• >

• =

Fill in the blank. l-6l____6

• <

• >

• =

Evaluate the expression.

|–5| + 8

• -13

• -3

• 3

• 13

Evaluate the expression.

|-2| + |-5|

• -7

• -3

• 3

• 7

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 is about the distance from zero. Distance is always positive.

• Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.

• Absolute value does not always have to be positive.

what is the absolute value of -|24|? 

• -24
• 24
• 98
• 11

what is the absolute value of -|14|?

• 14
• 21
• 33
• -14