Math 6 - L4-7 - Absolute Value and Distance

What is the absolute value of -7?

• -7

• 7

• 0

• 7.5

What is the absolute value of 5?

• 5

• 0

• 10

• -5

If point A is at -3 and point B is at 4, what is the distance between them?

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 2

How do you calculate the distance between two integers on a number line?

• a * b

• a - b

• |a - b|

• a + b

What is the absolute value of 0?

• 1

• -1

• 0

• 0.5

If you have the integers -2 and 3, what is the distance between them?

• 4

• 5

• 1

• 6

Is the absolute value of a number always positive? Why or why not?

• The absolute value of a number is always zero.

• Absolute value is only positive for whole numbers.

• The absolute value can be negative.

• Yes, the absolute value of a number is always positive or zero.

What is the distance between -10 and -4?

• 8

• 4

• 10

• 6

If point C is at 6 and point D is at -2, what is the distance between them?

• 4

• 8

• 12

• 10

How would you express the distance between -5 and 2 using absolute value?

• | -5 + 2 | = 3

• | 2 - (-5) | = 5

• | -5 - (-2) | = 3

• | -5 - 2 | = 7