Absolute value
Vocab in Action
Order
100

Absolute value of 33

33

100

Debt of 33

-33

100

Put the following in order

-2, -100, 23, 55, 87, -8

-100, -8, -2, 23, 55, 87

200

|55|

55

200

A debit of 1,547

-1,547

200

Cassie ran 3 miles west realized she dropped her keys and walked 6 miles east looking for them. What two points did she go to? Do they have the same magnitude?

-3 and 3

yes

300

|-1.55|

1.55

300

A credit of $10,200

10,200

300

 Read each statement, and then write a statement relating the opposites of each of the given numbers:

a. 7 is greater than 6.

b. 39.2 is greater than 30.

c. − 1/5 is less than 1

-7 is less than -6

-39.2 is less than -30

1/5 is greater than -1


400

|-474747|

474747

400

Susan decides to climb a mountain and is keeping track of her position using a GPS watch. She starts at 97 ft above sea level and when she gets to the top of the mountain she is is at 10,127 ft above sea level. What is the absolute value of her ending position? How much did her position change by?

10,127

10,030 change 

400

Order the following from greatest to least: −12, 12,−19, 1 1/2, 5.

12, 5, 1 1/2, -12, -19

500

|1-22|

21

500

What us the magnitude of Cyrus's debt if he currently has a Robux balance of -1,203,405? What do I mean when I say magnitude?

1,203,405

Distance from zero 

500

Write an inequality statement to show the order of the following numbers 

1, -3, 0.87, 45/50, 30, 17, 1/3

-3<1/3<0.87<45/50<1<17<30