Understanding Absolute Values

The video tutorial explains how to list numbers in order from smallest to largest using absolute values. It begins with a review of the absolute value concept, which measures the distance from zero, making negative numbers positive. The tutorial provides examples, such as the absolute values of 5, 9 minus 7, 5 minus 15, 0, and negative 3, and demonstrates how to calculate them. Finally, it orders these values from smallest to largest, emphasizing the process of comparing absolute values.

What does the absolute value of a number represent?

• The square of the number

• The number itself

• The negative of the number

• The distance from zero

If a number inside the absolute value sign is already positive, what happens to it?

• It stays the same

• It becomes zero

• It doubles

• It becomes negative

What is the absolute value of 5?

• 0

• -5

• 10

• 5

How do you calculate the absolute value of 9 - 7?

• By subtracting 7 from 9

• By adding 9 and 7

• By multiplying 9 and 7

• By dividing 9 by 7

What is the absolute value of 9 - 7?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

What is the absolute value of 5 - 15?

• 15

• -10

• 10

• 5

How do you interpret the absolute value of a negative number?

• It becomes zero

• It becomes more negative

• It stays negative

• It becomes positive

Which of the following is the smallest absolute value?

• |0|

• |9 - 7|

• |5|

• |5 - 15|

What is the order of the absolute values from smallest to largest?

• |5 - 15|, |5|, |9 - 7|, |0|

• |9 - 7|, |0|, |5|, |5 - 15|

• |0|, |9 - 7|, |5|, |5 - 15|

• |5|, |9 - 7|, |0|, |5 - 15|

Which expression has the largest absolute value?

• |5|

• |5 - 15|

• |9 - 7|

• |0|