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Absolute Value and Ordering Rational Numbers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the absolute value of 7 1/8?

a)

0

b)

-7 1/8

c)

7 1/8

d)

other

2.

What inequality should be used to compare the absolute value of the two rational numbers? 4.5       3\left|-4.5\right|\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left|-3\right|  

a)

>

b)

<

c)

=

3.

What inequality should be used to compare the value of the two rational numbers? -1.5 and -4.5

a)

-4.5 < -1.5

b)

-1.5 < -4.5

c)

-1.5 = -4.5

d)

-4.5 > -1.5

4.

What is the absolute value of |55|?

a)

-55

b)

45

c)

55

d)

--55

5.

l - 4 l  + l -1 l

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

-5

6.

|-61| ____ |5|

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

7.

| -25|  ÷\div  5

a)

5

b)

-5

c)

20

d)

-20

8.

What's the definition of 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

9.

What is the absolute value of -1.3

a)

1.3

b)

-1.3

c)

0

10.

Compare: 27 ____ |-27|

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

11.

Fill in the blank with the correct sign:  <, >, or =. 
 |-⅓| ____ |⅓|

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

12.

Why are the numbers -7 and 7 opposites?

a)

Because one has a negative and the other doesn't.

b)

Because they are both 7s.

c)

Because they have the same distance from 0.

d)

Because they are both integers.

13.

Order the decimals from least to greatest: 1.5, 15, 8.5, -10.2, -12.3

a)

15, 8.5, 1.5, -10.2, -12.3

b)

-10.2, -12.3, 1.5, 8.5, 15

c)

-12.3, -10.2, 1.5, 8.5, 15

d)

15, 8.5, -10.2, -12.3, 1.5

14.

Is absolute value always positive?

a)

yes

b)

no

15.

Write the following numbers in order from least to greatest.
⅔,  −(−½),  |⅚|,  −|¾|, −⅜

a)

−|¾|,  −(−½), −⅜, ⅔,  |⅚|

b)

−⅜, −|¾|,  −(−½), ⅔,  |⅚|

c)

−⅜, −(−½), ⅔, −|¾|,  |⅚|

d)

−|¾|,  −⅜,  −(−½),  ⅔,   |⅚|