Absolute Value and Opposites

Solve.
|2x| = 12

• 6
• 6 and -6
• no solutin
• -6

What is the opposite of -9? 

• 9
• 1/9
• 0
• -9

What is the opposite of 2/3

• -2/3
• 2/3
• 0
• 0.3

What is the reason that absolute value is always written as a positive?

• Absolute value is talking about numbers so it must be positive.
• Absolute value does not always have to be positive.
• Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.
• Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

|6| + |-3|

• 3
• -3
• -9
• 9

What is the opposite of -3?

• 3
• 0
• -1/3
• 1/3

Darrel is currently 20 feet below sea level. Which correctly describes the opposite of Darrel's elevation?

• 20 feet below sea level
• 20 feet above sea level
• 2 feet below sea level
• At sea level

Boston has a temperature of -20 degrees. It is colder in New York than in Boston. Select the value that could represent the temperature of New York

• 0
• 30
• -30
• -19

What is the distance between -8 and its opposite?

• 8
• -8
• 16
• -16

What is the opposite of zero?

• 1
• -1
• 0