Real-Life Absolute Value: Comparing Changes and Distances

A temperature dropped to -5 degrees Celsius. What is the absolute value of the temperature?

• 0

• 5

• 10

• -5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

A diver is 12 meters below sea level. What is the absolute value of the diver's depth?

• 12 meters

• 10 meters

• 0 meters

• 15 meters

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The stock price of a company increased by $8 and then decreased by $3. What is the absolute value of the change in stock price?

• 5

• 8

• 3

• 10

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A hiker climbed 15 meters up a mountain and then descended 20 meters. What is the absolute value of the total change in elevation?

• 5 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters

• 10 meters

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Two friends are walking in opposite directions. One walks 7 miles east and the other walks 4 miles west. What is the absolute value of the difference in their distances from the starting point?

• 5 miles

• 1 mile

• 10 miles

• 3 miles

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

A car is traveling at a speed of -60 km/h in reverse. What is the absolute value of the car's speed?

• -60 km/h

• 0 km/h

• 120 km/h

• 60 km/h

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The difference in height between two buildings is 25 meters. If one building is 10 meters tall, what is the absolute value of the height of the other building?

• 20 meters

• 50 meters

• 15 meters

• 35 meters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A student scored -15 points on a test due to penalties. What is the absolute value of the student's score?

• -15

• -10

• 0

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

A roller coaster drops 30 meters below ground level. What is the absolute value of the depth of the roller coaster?

• 30 meters

• 60 meters

• 15 meters

• 45 meters

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

If the temperature in the morning was -10 degrees and in the afternoon it was 5 degrees, what is the absolute value of the difference in temperature?

• -15

• 10

• 15

• 20

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C