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Absolute Value

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

T

2.

What is the absolute value of 75?

a)

75

b)

-75

c)

57

d)

-57

3.

Absolute value is the distance a number is from zero.

a)
True
b)
False
4.

Absolute value is always negative.

a)
True
b)
False
5.
| -5 | =
a)
-5
b)
5
6.
Order from least to greatest:
18, -45, -32, 9, -6
a)
6, 9, 18, 32, 45
b)
-6, 9, 18, -32, -45
c)
-45, -32, -6, 9, 18
d)
18, 9, -6, -32, -45
7.
Order from greatest to least:
18, -45, -32, 9, -6
a)
6, 9, 18, 32, 45
b)
-6, 9, 18, -32, -45
c)
-45, -32, -6, 9, 18
d)
18, 9, -6, -32, -45
8.
increase of 20 feet
a)
+20
b)
-20
9.
l - 4 l  + l -1 l
a)
5
b)
3
c)
4
d)
-5
10.
Evaluate the expression.
|–5| + 8
a)
3
b)
13
c)
-13
d)
-3
11.
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
12.

|572| = ?

a)

275

b)

-572

c)

57

d)

572

13.
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.
14.

Determine if this statement is True or False.

|3| is -3.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is |-26| ?

a)

26

b)

-26

c)

-36

d)

36

16.

What is  | 8 | ?

a)

8

b)

-8

c)

0

d)

16

17.

-∣-12∣

a)

12

b)

-12

18.

Mary is swimming 5 feet below the surface. Which integer represents the absolute value of Mary's location?

a)

-5 feet

b)

5 feet

19.

Select all words that could be used to describe a positive integer.

a)

below the surface

b)

above sea level

c)

earned

d)

deposit

20.

Select all answers that could represent a negative integer.

a)

deposit

b)

discount

c)

withdraw

d)

below zero

21.

What is |-26| ?

22.
|6| + |-3|
a)
3
b)
-3
c)
-9
d)
9
23.

How do you determine the absolute value of a number? What is absolute value? Describe your strategy for finding absolute value on the STAAR test.

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24.
a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S