1. Absolute Value
The distance from a number to zero (on a number line).

2. Evaluate
|-9|

3. 9

4. Evaluate
|10|

5. 10

6. Evaluate
|-100|

7. 100

8. Evaluate
|90|

9. 90

10. Evaluate
- |-15|

11. -15

12. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
The absolute value of 17 is ________ the absolute value of –17.
A. twice
B. less than
C. equal to
D greater than

13. What is the value of –1 + –1?
A. –2
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

14. Which letters on the graph below have an absolute value of 7.5?
A. P and M
B. R and Q
C. P and Q
D. M and N

15. Determine the value of x, if x = –
A. x = 4
B. x = 0
C. x = 4 or –4
D. x = –4

16. If T = 0 on the number line, which one of the following statements is false?
A. The absolute value of R is greater than that of S.
B. The absolute value of V is greater than that of U.
C. The absolute value of W is the greatest.
D. The absolute value of Q is the greatest.

17. If New York is -15°, and Chicago is -10°, which city is colder?

20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9
-10

21. l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l$0
-$2
-$3
-$4
-$1 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5
-$5

22. 15 ft. 10 ft. 5 ft. 0 Sea Level S h D a -5 ft. e l p o w r e -10 ft. r
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
0 Sea Level
15 ft.
10 ft.
5 ft.
-5 ft.
-10 ft.
-15 ft. D e p r S h a l o w e r

23. New York Chicago -15° -10° 15° 10° C 5° o l d e r 0° -5° -10° -15°
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l 0°
15°
10° 5°
-5°
-10°
-15° C o l d e r
New
York
-15°
Chicago
-10°

24. |-15| = 15 |-10| = 10 |-15| > |-10| 15 > 10 New So York Chicago
-15°
Chicago
-10°

26. l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l0°
15°
10° 5°
-5°
-10°
-15°

27. l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l$0
-$2
-$3
-$4
-$1 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5
-$5

28. Which of the following shows the greatest debt?
c. $ d. $-3.25