Absolute Value and Opposites

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

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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.

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What is true about opposites?

• They are on the same side of zero
• They are the same distance away from zero.
• They are not really opposites

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How do you know that 5 and -5 are opposites? 

• Because they both have a 5 
• They are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0 
• Because they are the same 
• They both are on a number line 

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The opposite of a negative is always a ___________

• positive
• negative
• absolute value
• inequality

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What is the opposite of -4.5?

• -4.5
• 0
• 4.5

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What is the opposite -5?

• 5
• 0
• -5
• 10

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What is the opposite of 12?

• 12
• -12
• 0

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What is the opposite number for the integer 2?

• 0
• -2
• 2
• 20

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What is the opposite of -36?

• 36
• -36
• 3.6
• -3.6

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