Absolute Value and Opposites

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What is absolute value?

Back

Absolute value is the distance a number is from zero on a number line, always expressed as a positive number.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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What does the absolute value of a number represent?

Back

It represents the distance of that number from zero, regardless of direction.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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What is the absolute value of -5?

Back

5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

0

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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What is the opposite of a positive number?

Back

A negative number.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

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What is the opposite of -8?

Back

8

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

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If |x| = 3, what are the possible values of x?

Back

x can be 3 or -3.

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How do you express the absolute value of a number?

Back

It is expressed using vertical bars, for example, |x|.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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What is the relationship between absolute value and distance?

Back

Absolute value measures the distance from zero, which is always a non-negative quantity.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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If |-12| > |5|, is this statement true or false?

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True, because 12 > 5.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B