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Absolute Value

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Evaluate each expression.
| 9 |
a)
0.9
b)
9
c)
-9
d)
90
2.
What's a way to define absolute value?
a)
The value of a number
b)
The opposite of a number
c)
The distance of a number from zero
d)
The multiplicative inverse of a number
3.

What is the absolute value of -69

a)

42

b)

94

c)

37

d)

69

4.

If your submarine dives -643 below sea level, if it was an airplane how far above sea level would it be

a)

427

b)

643

c)

999

d)

1234

5.
What is the opposite of zero?
a)
1
b)
-1
c)
0
6.
-3 and 3 are opposites .
True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
7.

Which integer represents a temperature that is less than (colder) -60?

a)

-75

b)

-59

c)

-58

d)

-43

8.

|-178,490,555,389|

a)

-614

b)

444

c)

647,289,902,777,423

d)

178,490,555,389

9.

What is the opposite of the opposite of 15?

a)

15

b)

-15

c)

11

d)

-11

10.
Is absolute value always positive?
a)
yes
b)
no
11.
Which statement is true?
a)
The absolute value of 3 is -3
b)
The opposite of 7 is 7
c)
The absolute value of 5 is equal to the opposite of 5
d)
The opposite of -4 is equal to the absolute value of -4
12.
What is the reason that absolute value is always written as a positive?
a)
Absolute value is talking about numbers so it must be positive.
b)
Absolute value does not always have to be positive.
c)
Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.
d)
Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.
13.

|890,324,756,546,876,098|

a)

890,324,756,546,876,098

b)

675,890,632,453,645

c)

891,344,754,544,879,070

d)

123,456,789,000

14.
| –12 | – | 8 |
a)
4
b)
-4
c)
30
d)
-20
15.
The absolute value of zero is zero because...
a)
Zero is not a number.
b)
Zero is 0 distance from zero.  It is neither negative or positive.
16.

|21|

a)

20

b)

21

c)

22

d)

23

17.

what is the absolute value of -742

a)

746

b)

742.1

c)

742.3

d)

743

e)

742

18.

|-0000000.111111|

a)

0000000.111111

b)

0000000000.11111111111

c)

0.11111111

d)

0.100000

19.
What is the absolute value of | 8 |?
a)
8
b)
-8
c)
0
d)
16
20.
Select the true statement
a)
|-220| = -220 and 220
b)
-|220|=  220
c)
|-220|= 220
d)
|-220|= -220