Understanding Absolute Value Concepts

This video tutorial for sixth-grade students covers the concept of absolute value, defined as a number's distance from zero, regardless of its sign. Through examples like a shipwreck and dog weight changes, the lesson demonstrates how to calculate absolute value using a number line. It emphasizes that absolute value is about distance, not positivity or negativity, and concludes with finding integers with a specific absolute value.

What is the absolute value of -5?

• 0

• -10

• -5

• 5

How is the absolute value of a number typically represented?

• With vertical bars

• With square brackets

• With curly braces

• With parentheses

If a ship is 50 feet below sea level, what is its absolute value?

• 100

• -50

• 0

• 50

Which of the following represents a weight gain?

• 3/4

• 0

• -1

• -3/4

What is the absolute value of -1 and 7/16?

• 7/16

• 0

• -1 and 7/16

• 1 and 7/16

How far is 2 and 1/8 from zero?

• 0

• -2 and 1/8

• 2 and 1/8

• 1/8

What is the absolute value of -3/8?

• 0

• 1/8

• -3/8

• 3/8

Which integers have an absolute value of 7?

• -7 and 7

• 0 and 7

• -7 and 0

• 7 and 14

What is the absolute value of 7?

• 14

• 7

• 0

• -7

If a number is 7 units away from zero, what could it be?

• 7

• -7

• Both 7 and -7

• Neither 7 nor -7