Absolute Value

Fill in the blank. l-6l____6

• <

• >

• =

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Evaluate the expression.

|-2| + |-5|

• -7

• -3

• 3

• 7

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The absolute value of zero is zero because...

• Zero is not a number.
• Zero is 0 distance from zero.  It is neither negative or positive.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Evaluate the expression.
|–5| + 8

• 3
• 13
• -13
• -3

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The absolute value of |3| is -3.

• True
• False

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

-3 < -5

• True
• False
• Sometimes 
• only in math

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

-223 > -332

• True
• False

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Order from greatest to least:
18, -45, -32, 9, -6

• 6, 9, 18, 32, 45
• -6, 9, 18, -32, -45
• -45, -32, -6, 9, 18
• 18, 9, -6, -32, -45

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B