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Absolute Values and Distances: A 6th Grade Challenge

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Absolute Values and Distances: A 6th Grade Challenge
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. A hiker is at a point 5 miles north of the starting point. If he walks 3 miles south, what is his current position relative to the starting point?

3 miles north of the starting point

2 miles north of the starting point

5 miles south of the starting point

2 miles south of the starting point

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. The temperature in a city dropped from 2 degrees to -4 degrees. What is the absolute value of the change in temperature?

6

4

8

10

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. A submarine is at a depth of 150 feet below sea level. If it rises 70 feet, what is its new depth?

150 feet below sea level

90 feet below sea level

100 feet below sea level

80 feet below sea level

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. A roller coaster ride starts at a height of 20 feet above ground and drops to -15 feet below ground. What is the total distance traveled by the roller coaster?

35 feet

40 feet

30 feet

25 feet

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. A football team scored 10 points in the first half and lost 7 points in penalties in the second half. What is the team's final score relative to zero?

10

7

-4

3

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. If a car is 12 miles east of a gas station and then drives 8 miles west, how far is the car from the gas station now?

4 miles

6 miles

2 miles

10 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. A diver jumps from a platform that is 10 feet above the water and dives to a depth of 25 feet below the surface. What is the absolute value of the diver's distance from the water's surface?

15 feet

20 feet

30 feet

35 feet

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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