Exploring Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

What is the absolute value of a negative number?

• The positive equivalent of the number

• The negative of the number

• The number itself

• Zero

What does the absolute value of a number represent?

• The distance from zero on a number line

• The negative value of the number

• The square of the number

• The cube of the number

How do you calculate the absolute value of -8 + 15?

• -23

• 23

• -7

• 7

What is the first step in the order of operations?

• Exponents

• Multiplication and Division

• Addition and Subtraction

• Parentheses

In the expression 7 + 54 / 3 * 2, what operation should be performed first?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• None, evaluate as it is

What is the result of 3^3 in the context of order of operations?

• 27

• 6

• 9

• 18

In the expression 2^5, what is the value?

• 32

• 20

• 10

• 25

What is the correct result of the expression 8 - 3 * 2 + 4?

• 14

• 10

• 6

• 2

If you have the expression |4 - 7| + |3 + 2|, what is the result?

• 5

• 6

• 3

• 10

How do you handle negative signs in absolute value expressions?

• None of the above

• Multiply them

• Ignore them

• Convert to positive