Absolute Value

Front

What is absolute value?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative number.

Front

How is the absolute value of -4 represented?

Back

|-4| = 4

Front

What is the opposite of a number?

Back

The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero but in the opposite direction on the number line.

Front

What is the opposite of 67?

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-67

Front

How do you express the absolute value of a negative number?

Back

The absolute value of a negative number is the positive version of that number.

Front

What is |-6|?

Back

6

Front

How do you simplify the expression -(-6)?

Back

-(-6) = 6

Front

What does a negative integer represent in real-life situations?

Back

A negative integer can represent situations like debt, temperature below zero, or a mountain climber descending.

Front

Which integer represents a loss of 50?

Back

-50

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

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|0| = 0