Coordinate Planes, Numberlines, and absolute Value

Middle school students participated in a competition at the State Fair where they had to guess the weight of a pig. The table below shows how the students' guesses compared to the actual weight of the pig. Select the THREE students who were closest to guessing the pig's weight correctly.

• Alison

• Wes

• Kara

• Ricardo

• Natalie

Laura and Brooke owe their sister, Rachel, money. Laura is $−35 in debt to Rachel, and Brooke is $−21 in debt to Rachel. who has less debt.

• Laura

• Brooke

Leah has an account balance of −150 dollars. Which of the following represents a debt greater than −150 dollars?

• −175 dollars

• −150 dollars

• −125 dollars

• 0 dollars

Use this list of numbers to follow the directions below: 426, -25, -129, 79, -84, -12.

Write the absolute value of each number in this list in order from greatest to least.

A group of four children is tossing beanbags at a row of buckets. The buckets are evenly spaced along a number line. The goal is for the beanbag to land in the bucket at point zero.

• Maria

• Michelle

• Pablo

• Ryan

What is the distance between -4.32 and 0 on a number line?

• -4.32

• -4

• 4

• 4.32

Which list of numbers is ordered from smallest magnitude to largest magnitude?

• 3, 0, |-10|, |-22|

• 0, 3, |-10|, |-22|

• |-22|, |-10|, 3, 0

• |-22|, |-10|, 0, 3

Tim has an account balance of -105 dollars. Which of the following represents a debt less than -105 dollars?

• -210 dollars

• -115 dollars

• -105 dollars

• -95 dollars

Ashley has an account balance of -305 dollars. Which of the following represents a debt less than -305 dollars?

• -705 dollars

• -610 dollars

• -305 dollars

• -250 dollars

Use the chart to answer the following question. Ms. Jones currently has a balance of -250 dollars. Which of the customers above has a balance less than -250 dollars?

• Ms. Smith

• Mr. Wright

• Ms. Craig

• Mr. McDonald