Absolute Value
What is the absolute value of −7?
7
Which number is greater: −3 or −8?
-3
On a number line, which direction do you move to find greater numbers?
right
Write ½ as a decimal.
0.5
Which is greater: ½ or 0.25?
1/2 or 0.5
What is the absolute value of 12?
12
What number is 4 less than 0?
-4
What number is halfway between 2 and 4?
3
Write ¾ as a decimal.
0.75
Which is greater: ¾ or 0.5?
3/4 or 0.75
What is |−15|?
15
Order these numbers from least to greatest: −2, 5, −7, 1.
-7,-2,1,5
Name one number greater than 20 but less than 35.
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
Write ⅕ as a decimal.
0.2
Write 0.6 as a fraction.
6/10 or 3/5
Which number has an absolute value of 9: −9 or 6?
-9
A temperature changes from 3°F to −2°F. Did it increase or decrease?
decrease
Which is greater: 0.6 or 0.4?
0.6
Write ⅞ as a decimal.
0.875
Which is less: ⅜ or 0.5?
3/8 or 0.375
A submarine is 25 meters below sea level. What is the magnitude of its distance from sea level?
25
Which number is farther left on a number line: −12 or −5?
-12
Place these numbers from left to right on a number line: 1.2, 0.8, 1.5.
0.8, 1.2, 1.5
Write ⁹⁄₁₀ as a decimal.
0.9
Order these numbers from least to greatest: 0.75, ½, 0.25, ⅞.
0.25, 1/2, 0.75, 7/8