Absolute Value and the Order

Evaluate: |-12|

• 12

• -12

• 0

• 1.2

Compare: -2 and |-2|

• <

• >

• =

Compare: |13| ____ |-14|

• <

• >

• =

Compare: 27 ____ |-27|

• <

• >

• =

A number's distance from 0 on the number line (always positive)

• Reciprocal

• Integer

• Opposite

• Absolute Value

What is the value of | –3 | ?

• 3

• -3

• 0.30

• 30

What is the absolute value of |-26| ?

• 26

• -26

• -36

• 36

Order from least to greatest:

-2, |3|, -4

• -4, -2, |3|

• -2, |3|, -4

• |3|, -2, -4

• -2, |3|, -4

Order from Least to Greatest

• -4, -1, 3, |-5|

• |-5|, -4, -1, 3

• -1, -4, |-5|, 3

• -4, 3, -1. |-5|

Order from Least to Greatest:

• -18, -13, -7, |5|, |-14|

• -18, |-14|, -13, -7, |5|

• -7, -13, |-14|, -18, |5|

• |5|, -7, -13, |-14|, -18