Comparing Negative and Positive Absolute Values
Comparing stories
Finding the Absolute Value
Comparing Absolute Values
Comparing all Integers
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[5]___[-10]
[-10]
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Jack has $23.  His brother has $23.01.  Which statement is true?
a) Jack > Brother
b) Brother < Jack
c) Jack < Brother

c) Jack < Brother

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Absolute value means this.
How far a number is from zero.
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|9| ___ |-9|
|9| = |-9|
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[4845] ___ [1674]
[4845] > [1674]
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[10]___[-9]
[10]
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Jasmine owes the world's nicest lunch ladies $3.  Shanda owes the nice lunch ladies $5.  What statement is true?
a) Shanda > Jasmine
b) Jasmine > Shanda
c) Jasmine < Shanda

b) Jasmine > Shanda

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Absolute value of a negative number is...
Positive
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[-123] ___ [123]
[-123] = [123]
200
-3784 ___ [846]
-3784 < [846]
300
294 ___ 293
294
300

-748 ___ -234

-748 ___ -234

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Absolute value of a positive number is...
positive
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[190]___[-189]
[190]
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1234 ___ [-1234]
1234 = [-1234]
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[738] ___ [638]
[738]
400

-3495 ___ -3492

-3495 < -3492

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True or False: The absolute value of a number can be negative
False
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[7483] ___ [-7463]
[7483] > [-7463]
400
3618 ___ 5234
3618 < 5234
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[-29]___[29]
They are equal
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Jenn ate 4/8 slices of pizza.  Zack ate 3/4 slices of pizza.  What statement is true about who ate the most pizza?
a) Jenn > Zack
b) Zack < Jenn
c) Jenn < Zack

c) Jenn < Zack

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True or False: The absolute value of any number will be nonnegative.
True
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[-9345] ___ [-7584]
[-9345] > [-7584]
500
[32432743548754373519285] ___ 834728253454325345979
[32432743548754373519285] > 834728253454325345979
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