Understanding Absolute Value and Integer Comparison

What does the absolute value of an integer represent?

• The integer's distance from zero on a number line

• The integer's negative value

• The integer's positive value

• The integer's square root

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How is the absolute value of -4 represented?

• |-4| = 4

• |-4| = -4

• |4| = 4

• |4| = -4

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What does comparing the absolute value of integers involve?

• Calculating the sum of integers

• Identifying the larger numerical value regardless of sign

• Finding the positive difference from zero

• Determining which integer is closer to zero

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Which two integers have an absolute value of 3?

• 3 and 3

• -3 and -3

• 0 and 3

• -3 and 3

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Which is greater: |9| or |-7|?

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equal

• |-7|

• |9|

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What is the absolute value of -19?

• -19

• 1

• 19

• 0

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If |x| = 14 and y = 8, which is greater?

• Both are equal

• Cannot be determined

• y

• |x|

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What is the absolute value of -18?

• -18

• 18

• 1

• 0

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Order the following in descending order: -3, |-6|, |3|, |-7|.

• |-7|, |-6|, |3|, -3

• -3, |-6|, |3|, |-7|

• |3|, |-7|, -3, |-6|

• |-7|, |3|, -3, |-6|

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Which set of numbers is in ascending order based on their absolute values?

• -7, -5, |1|, |-12|, |-13|

• |1|, -5, -7, |-12|, |-13|

• |-13|, |-12|, |1|, -5, -7

• -5, -7, |1|, |-12|, |-13|

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