Absolute Value and Opposites

Evaluate the following expression
I -3 I

• 0
• 3
• -3
• .3

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

What does absolute value mean?

• The opposite of a number
• The exact distance a number is from zero
• a negative plus a positive

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6

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The opposite of a negative is always a ___________

• positive
• negative
• absolute value
• inequality

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Absolute value is always a ____________

• positive
• negative
• inequality
• rational number

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What is the opposite of -36

• 36
• -36
• 3.6
• -3.6

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Is the absolute value the same for both of the following numbers?
I 7 I   and I -7 I

• yes they both have an absolute value of 7
• yes, they both have an absolute value of -7
• no 

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

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-5  _____  0

• <
• >
• =

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

0 _____  -10

• <
• >
• =

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Which situation is best represented with a negative integer?

• 68 degrees above zero

• A growth of 4 inches

• Earnings of $28

• 78 feet below sea level

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

What is true about opposites?

• They are on the same side of zero
• They are the same distance away from zero.
• They are not really opposites

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A