Absolute Value
What do absolute value bars do?
Absolute Value bars make the number you are working with either stay positive, or become positive. They represent the distance that a number is from 0 on the number line.
What is the opposite of -5?
+5
9 __ 10
9 < 10. Less Than.
64 ÷ 2
5/6 ÷ 3/6
5/3 or 1-1/3
|-78|
78
What is the opposite of |-4|?
-4
20 __ 15
20 > 15. Greater Than.
100 ÷ 5
20
3/4 ÷ 1/2
3/2 or 1-1/2
|345|
345
Put the following numbers in order from least to greatest: 9, 7, -5, -10, -3, 2
-10, -5, -3, 2, 7, 9
-4 __ 4
-4 < 4. Less than.
156 ÷ 3
52
3/6 ÷ 2/3
3/4
-|-3|
-3
A cliff diver jumps from 38 feet into the ocean, and then plunges 14 feet below the surface. How much distance did he travel entirely?
He traveled 52 feet.
-9 __ -10
-9 > -10. Greater Than.
181 ÷ 7
25 R6
3/5 ÷ 1/4
12/5 or 2-2/5
|-25| + |-25|
50
Put the following numbers in order from least to greatest: -2.35, -1.25, -3.256, -4.2, -5, -.3455
-5, -4.2, -3.256, -2.35, -1.25, -.3455
-30 __ -25
-30 < -25. Less than.
1,345 ÷ 11
122 R3
5 ÷ 2/3
15/2 or 7-1/2