Real-Life Applications of Absolute Value Expressions & Equations

A temperature dropped 5 degrees below zero. What is the absolute value of the temperature?

• 5

• 10

• 0

• -5

A diver is 30 feet below sea level. What is the absolute value of the diver's depth?

• 30 feet

• 0 feet

• 45 feet

• 15 feet

The distance between two points on a number line is 12 units. If one point is at -3, what is the other point?

• -9

• 3

• -12

• 9 or -15

Solve the equation |x - 4| = 7. What are the possible values of x?

• 1 and 7

• 5 and 3

• -1 and 2

• 11 and -3

A car travels 50 miles north and then 30 miles south. What is the total distance traveled?

• 70 miles

• 60 miles

• 90 miles

• 80 miles

If |x + 2| = 10, what are the possible values of x?

• 8, -12

• -8

• 0

• 12

A hiker climbs 15 feet up a hill and then descends 20 feet. What is the absolute value of the change in elevation?

• 25 feet

• 15 feet

• 5 feet

• 10 feet

The absolute value of a number is 8. What are the two possible values of that number?

• 8 and -8

• 7 and -7

• -8 and 0

• 8 and 0

A bank account has a balance of -$200. What is the absolute value of the balance?

• 200

• 0

• $200

• -200

If the temperature is |t - 10| = 5 degrees, what are the possible temperatures?

• 10 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 5 degrees and 15 degrees

• 20 degrees