Difference
Distance
Money
Fill in the Math Blank
Absolute Value
100

Subtracting is the same as adding the _______.

So, 15 - 13 = 15 ___ _____

the opposite

+ - 13

100

What is the distance between -7 and 5 on a number line?

12 units
100

Withdraw means to add a ______ to your account.

negative

100

25 + _____ = 0

-25

100

Absolute value means ...

distance from zero and is always positive

200

19 - 25

= -6

200

Saad lives 9 blocks NORTH of school.  Fatou lives 12 blocks SOUTH of school.  How far do Saad and Fatou live from each other?

21 blocks

200

Jonathan starts with $45 in his account.  He withdraws $21 for groceries, but then deposits $55 he earned babysitting.  Write an expression to represent the scenario.

45 +-21 + 55

200

19 + 21 + 7 + ______ = 0

-47

200

|12| = 

12

300

-22 - (-34) = 

12

300

In Antarctica, it was -11 degrees Fahrenheit this morning.  In New York, it was 59 degrees Fahrenheit this morning.  How much warmer is it in NY than in Antarctica?

59 - -11 = 59 + 11 = 70 degrees warmer in NY

300

Remi starts with $203 in his account.  He withdraws $350 for a new iPhone, but then deposits $207 he earned coaching youth football.  How much money is in his account at the end of the day?

$203 + -$350 + 207

203 + 207 = 410 dollars (commutative property)

410 + -350 = 60 dollars in his account!

300

-16 + 23 + -4 + _______ = 0

-3

300

|15 + -20| = 

|-5| = 5

400

What is the difference between -16 and - 24?

8

400

The aliens are 225 feet above sea level and the sharks are 65 feet below sea level.  The mountain lion is 75 feet above sea level.  Is the mountain lion closer to the sharks or the aliens?

Aliens: |225 - 75| = 150 feet

Sharks: |-65 - 75| = |-140| = 140 feet

The Sharks are closer to the aliens!

400

Adelaida has $150 in her account.  She withdraws $170 to buy a new iPhone.  She wants to have $20 in her account tomorrow.  How much money must she deposit?

150 + -170 = -20

If she has -$20 and she wants $20, we need to find the distance between -20 and 20.

|20 --20| = |20 + 20| = 40

400

43 + -21 + ________ = 30

8

400

|-13 - 19| = 

|-32| = 32