Absolute Value Real World

Client has a checking account balance of -$82. Client has a checking account balance of -$79. Which client has a greater debt? Also, choose the explanation that goes with your answer.

• Client 2

• Client 1

• -79 has an absolute value of 79 because it is 79 units from zero on the number line. Therefore the debt of Client 2 is greater than the debt of Client 1. |-79| > |-82|

• -82 has an absolute value of 82 because it is 82 units from zero on the number line. Therefore the debt of Client 1 is greater than the debt of Client 2. |-82| > |-79|

This is an example of. . .

• Coordinate Pair

• Absolute Value

• Inequality

• Integer

A company sells 20-ounce bottles of sports drink. The actual volume of liquid in the bottle must be within 0.03 ounces. What equation can be solved to find the minimum and maximum volume of liquid in a bottle.

• |v - 0.03|=20

• |v - 20|=0.03

• |v + 0.03|=20

• |v + 20|=0.03

A number's distance from 0 on the number line (always positive)

• Reciprocal

• Integer

• Opposite

• Absolute Value

What is the value of | –3 | ?

• 3

• -3

• 0.30

• 30

Which point represents the absolute value of 9?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter represents a point with the same absolute value as point Y?

• Point T

• Point U

• Point X

• Point W

• <

• >

• =

• None of the above.

The average January temperature in a northern Canadian city is 1 degree Fahrenheit. The actual January temperature for that city may be about 5 degrees warmer or colder. Write an equation to find the minimum and maximum temperatures.

• |t - 1|=5

• |t - 5|=1

• |t + 1|=5

• |t + 5|=1

A standard adult tennis racket has a 100 square-inch head, plus or minus 20 square inches. Write an equation to determine the least and greatest possible sizes for the head of an adult tennis racket.

• |x - 100|=20

• |x - 20|=100

• |x + 100|=20

• |x + 20|=100