Exploring Absolute Value and Number Lines

What does the absolute value of a number represent?

• The positive version of the number

• The square of the number

• The distance from 0 on a number line

• The negative version of the number

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What is the absolute value of a number that is 3 units away from 0 on a number line?

• 3

• -3

• 6

• 0

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How is the absolute value of -3 calculated?

• It remains -3

• It becomes 0

• It becomes 3

• It becomes -9

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Which of the following statements is true about absolute values?

• They double the original number

• They equal zero for all negative numbers

• They are always positive

• They can be negative

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How is the absolute value of a positive number determined?

• It becomes negative

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It is squared

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What is the absolute value of 7?

• -7

• 7

• 14

• 0

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How do you plot the absolute value of -4 on a number line?

• At 0

• At 4

• At 8

• At -4

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What is the result of the absolute value of 8 minus 12?

• 4

• 0

• 20

• -4

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What does the absolute value of 0 equal?

• 0

• It is undefined

• 1

• -1

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What is the absolute value of 7 minus 2?

• 5

• 2

• -5

• 9

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