Absolute Value Real World

John is looking for a job after graduation. The salary which he is satisfied with must be $3000 with a tolerance of $500. Which of the following inequalities can be used to assess which if his salary is tolerable? (m is the measure of the salary)

• |m - 500| ≤ 3000

• |m - 500| ≥ 3000

• |m - 3000| ≥ 500

• |m - 3000| ≤ 500

A candy manufacture puts 240 pieces of candy into each bag. The bag can be off by 8 pieces. Write an absolute value inequality that displays the acceptable amount of candy pieces that can be in a bag.

Sam's house is 14 blocks from the school. Emily lives 6 blocks from Sam. Which equation represents the location of Emily's house in relation to the school?

• |x + 6| = 10

• |x – 6| = 14

• |x – 14| = 6

• |x + 14| = 6

At the TX Design Company, the p.21 average starting salary for a new designer is $33,600, but the actual salary could differ from the average by as much as $1,560. Which inequality could be used to determine if a salary, x, falls within this range?

• |x ­- 1560| ≤ 33600

• x ­- 33600 ≤ 1560

• |x ­- 33600| ≥ 1560

• |x -­ 33600| ≤ 1560

A candy manufacture puts 240 pieces of candy into each bag. The bag can be off by 8 pieces. Write an absolute value inequality that displays the acceptable amount of candy pieces that can be in a bag.

Write an inequality to model this situation.

• |x - 8| ≤ 240

• x + 240 ≥ 8

• |x - 240| ≤ 8

• |x - 240| > 8

The bottom of a snowboarding halfpipe is 5 meters below the top. What integer would you use to represent this position

• 5

• -5

Penny and her cousins each have a different bank balance. What is the sum of all the accounts?

• -3

• 7

• -2

• 4

It is 78 degrees in San Diego and it is -1 degrees in Calgary. How many degrees warmer is it in San Diego than Calgary? 

• 77

• 79

• -77

• -79

|-20|

• 20

• -20

Absolute value tells the distance of a positive or negative number from 0.

• True

• False