Absolute Value and Opposites

What is the definition of absolute value?

• The distance a number is to zero

• A positive number

• A number that has a value with a different sign

Evaluate: |-12|

• 12

• -12

• 0

• 1.2

Evaluate: |0|

• 0

• -0

• +0

• There is no answer

Compare: -2 and |-2|

• <

• >

• =

Compare: |13| ____ |-14|

• <

• >

• =

Compare: 27 ____ |-27|

• <

• >

• =

What is the absolute value of -|14|?

• 14

• 21

• 33

• -14

What is the absolute value of -|24|? 

• -24

• 24

• 98

• 11

Absolute value is always ________

• pretty

• positive

• pressure

• potential