Vocab
What does Absolute Value mean?
The distance a number is from zero.
-15 + 90
75
–7.7 + –6.9
-14.6
4.1 − (–1)
5.1
In words explain how we do subtraction
Keep the first number, change subtraction to addition and change the next number to it's opposite
-122 + 530
308
-44 - 11
-55
-5 1/10 + 1
-4 1/10
-0.1 - (-1.6)
1.5
What is an Opposite number?
The opposite of a number is the same distance from zero as the original number just on the other side.
-215 - (-7)
-208
-1/2 + -3/4
-5/4 or -1 1/4
-1 3/10 + 9
7 7/10
What is |-6|?
The absolute value of -6 is 6.
-401 + 49
-352
-207 - (-3)
-204
6/10 + -1/5
4/10 or 2/5
1/10 + (-1/2)
-4/10 or -2/5
How do 6 and -6 relate?
They are opposites.
16+(-800)+17
-767
-10 - (-111) - (-3)
104
4.1 + –1.72
2.38
–8 − (–5.5)
-2.5