Absolute Value

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

what is the absolute value of -|14|?

• 14
• 21
• 33
• -14

what is the absolute value of -|24|? 

• -24
• 24
• 98
• 11

What is the absolute value of |55|?

• -55
• 45
• 55
• --55

What is the absolute value of | 8 |?

• 8
• -8
• 0
• 16

Is absolute value always positive?

• yes
• no

l - 4 l  + l -1 l

• 5
• 3
• 4
• -5

Evaluate the expression.
|–5| + 8

• 3
• 13
• -13
• -3