What is true about opposites?

They are the same distance away from zero.

They are on the same side of zero

What is the reason that absolute value is always written as a positive?

Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

Absolute value is talking about numbers so it must be positive.

Absolute value does not always have to be positive.

Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.

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

They are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0

all counting numbers and their opposites

percentages, fractions, & square root.

Opposite integers are

The same distance from zero but in opposite directions.

The same distance from zero but in the same directions.

opposite symbol of an positive is +

opposite symbol of negative is -

The set of integers is made up of --

whole numbers & their opposites

Which of the following statements is true about |-5|?

|-5| represents the distance from -5 to 0 on a number line

|-5| represents a negative number

|-5| represents the opposite of 5

|-5| represents the negative distance from 5 to 0 on a number line

Which situation could the integer -50 represent?

An increase of $50 in a bank account

The temperature on a warm spring day

The distance driven on the way to the beach

Which situation cannot be represented by the integer -10?

a temperature increase of 10°F

an elevation of 10 feet below sea level

Which situation could the integer -50 represent?

An increase of $50 in a bank account

The temperature on a warm spring day

The distance driven on the way to the beach

Opposite and Absolute Values

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

| –3 |

-3

0.30

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement is true?

The absolute value of 3 is -3

The opposite of 7 is 7

The absolute value of 5 is equal to the opposite of 5

The opposite of -4 is equal to the absolute value of -4

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the absolute value of |-26|.

-26

-20

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The absolute value of |3| is 0.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the absolute value of |572|.

275

-572

572

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Evaluate the expression.
| –3 |

-3

0.30

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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Opposite and Absolute Values