Absolute Value Distance Expressions

Evaluate the expression.
|1 - 5|

• 4

• -4

• -6

• 6

|21 + 9| − |4|

• 30

• 26

• -30

• -26

|2 − 8| − |−5|

• 1

• -1

• 11

• 5

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 does not always have to be positive.

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

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

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275

• -572

• 57

• 572

Evaluate the expression.
|5 + 4|

• 9

• -9

• -1

• 1

Evaluate the expression.
|-2| + |-5|

• 7

• -7

• 3

• -3

|45 − 26| − |−10|

• 9

• -9

• 29

• -29

|28−21| + |−5|

• -12

• -2

• 12

• 2

-11 -|- 8| + |−16|

• 19

• -19

• 13

• -13