6th Grade Mathematics Unit 8

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.

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What is the Absolute Value of |-780|?

Back

780

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What is the Absolute Value of -|55|?

Back

-55

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What does a negative number represent in real-world contexts?

Back

A negative number can represent a loss, a decrease, or a position below a reference point, such as sea level.

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What does a positive number represent in real-world contexts?

Back

A positive number can represent a gain, an increase, or a position above a reference point, such as above sea level.

Front

If a submarine is 98 feet below sea level, is this a negative or positive value?

Back

Negative

Front

If a hiker climbs 100 feet up a set of stairs, is this a negative or positive value?

Back

Positive

Front

What is the Absolute Value of 0?

Back

0

Front

How do you represent a negative number on a number line?

Back

A negative number is represented to the left of zero on a number line.

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How do you represent a positive number on a number line?

Back

A positive number is represented to the right of zero on a number line.