Opposites and Absolute Value Practice

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What are opposites in mathematics?

Back

Opposites are numbers that are the same distance from zero on a number line but on opposite sides of zero.

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What is the absolute value of a number?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction.

Front

What is the absolute value of |-12|?

Back

12

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What is the absolute value of |5|?

Back

5

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What is the absolute value of |0|?

Back

0

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

Back

To find the absolute value of a negative number, remove the negative sign.

Front

What is the distance between -10 and 0?

Back

10

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What is the distance between 7 and 0?

Back

7

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If a number is positive, what is its opposite?

Back

The opposite of a positive number is the same number with a negative sign.

Front

If a number is negative, what is its opposite?

Back

The opposite of a negative number is the same number with a positive sign.