Opposite and Absolute Values

Choose all values of x that satisfy the equation

-|x|= -17

• 10x

• 17

• -17

• No Solution

Simplify

-|4 - 7| + (-5)

• 8

• -8

• 3

• -3

Solve for x

|x + 1| = 0

• 1

• -1

• 2

• -2

What is the opposite of 125?

• 125

• -125

• No Solution

Simplify

-15 - | 16 - 8 |

• -7

• 7

• 23

• -23

Absolute value is defined as...

• always positive numbers

• negative numbers becoming positive

• distance from zero

• numbers on the number line

• 1.3

• -1.3

• 0

Choose the 2 correct statements based on the image.

• There are 6 numbers 3 units from 0.

• There are 2 numbers 3 units from 0.

• |-3|= to 3 because they are both 3 units from 0.

• |-3| > |3| because the absolute value signs change the numbers inside into their opposites. So |-3| becomes 3 and |3| becomes -3. So yeah, this is obviously correct.

Pick the largest number

• |-4|

• -4

• They are the same