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Solving Absolute Value Equations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

| 6m| +2 =20

a)

-3

b)

4

c)

-4

d)

3

2.

|x-3|=11

a)
x=12, x=-2
b)
x=10, x=-4
c)
x=14, x=-8
d)
x=15, x=-5
3.

2|3x+1|-2=10

a)
x=1, x=-
b)
x=-1
c)
x=2
d)
x=0
4.

|p-10|<18

a)
(-8, 28)
b)
(-5, 15)
c)
(0, 20)
d)
(-10, 10)
5.
a)
n > 1 or n < -7
b)
n > -1 or n < -7
c)
-7 < n < -1
d)
no solution
6.
What is the equation of the absolute value function?
a)
f(x)= |x+4|
b)
f(x)= |x-4|
c)
f(x)= |x| + 4
d)
f(x)= |x| - 4
7.
a)
v>5 or v<-5
b)
v≥5 or v≤-5
c)
v>-5 or v<5
d)
all real numbers
8.
a)

3

b)

0

c)

-3

d)

-5

9.
a)
all real numbers
b)
no solution
c)
0 < v < 6⁄7
d)
0 ≤ v ≤ 6/7
10.
After you split into two inequalities, what would they look like? 
a)
x + 7 > 1        
   
x + 7 > -1
b)
x + 7 > 1
c)
x + 7 > 1
X + 7 < -1
11.
What is the first step?
a)
Get the absolute value alone by dividing both sides by 5
b)
Drop the absolute value bars and add 7 and 5 together
c)
Get the absolute value alone by subtracting 5 from both sides
12.
Solve for x.
a)
x ≥ -13 and x ≤ -3
b)
x > -13 and x < -3
c)
x ≥ -13 or x ≤ -3
d)
x > -13 or x < -3
13.
Solve for v.
a)
v ≥ -6 and v ≤ -4
b)
v > -6 and v < -4
c)
v ≥ -6 or v ≤ -4
d)
v > -6 or v < -4
14.
a)
Infinite solutions
b)
- 2 ≤ x ≤ - 7 
c)
No Solution
d)
-7/3 ≤ x ≤ -3/7
15.
a)
- 7 < y < 3
b)
- 8 < y < 4
c)
- 7 < y < - 3
d)
- 8 < y < - 4
16.
a)
- 4 ≤ x ≤ 6
b)
x ≥ - 4 or x ≤ 6
c)
x ≥ 4 or x ≤ - 6
d)
- 4 ≤ x ≤ - 6
17.

|45 − 26| − |−10|

a)

9

b)

-9

c)

29

d)

-29

18.
Solve for x.
a)
x ≥ -3.33 and x ≤ 2
b)
x > -3.33 and x < 2
c)
x ≥ -3.33 or x ≤ 2
d)
x > -3.33 or x < 2
19.

|-11| -|- 8| + |−16|

a)

19

b)

-19

c)

13

d)

-13

20.
a)
x > 11 or x < 5
b)
x > - 11 or x > 5
c)
5 < x < 11
d)
- 5 < x < 11
21.
a)
no solution
b)
all real numbers 
c)
-2 ≤ n ≤ 16
d)
n ≤ -2 or n ≥ 16
22.
a)
no solution
b)
-6 ≤ r ≥ 8
c)
6 > r > -8
d)
-6 < r < 8
23.
a)

-3

b)

9

c)

3

d)

-9

24.

Write the inequality statement.

a)

x > -14 and x < 4

b)

x > -14 or x < 4

c)

x ≥ -14 and x ≤ 4

d)

x ≥ -14 or x ≤ 4

25.

Write the inequality statement.

a)

x ≤ -3 or x > 2

b)

x ≤ -3 and x > 2

c)

x < -3 or x ≥ 2

d)

x < -3 and x ≥ 2