Identifying and Comparing Absolute Value

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.

Compare these Integers using the symbols:
<  >   =
| -13 |  ____  | 4 |

• <

• >

• =

I -808 I

• 808

• -808

|-10|____|-7|

• <

• >

• =

| –3 |

• 3

• -3

• 0.30

• 30

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275

• -572

• 57

• 572

l-6l____6

• <

• >

• =

Compare these Integers using the symbols:
<  >   =
| -4 |  _____   4

• <

• >

• =

Find the absolute value

• -43

• 43

• -43 and 43

• 1/43