Worked example
What is |-3|?
Answer & why
Answer: 3
Absolute value is distance from zero. -3 is 3 units from zero.
Grade 6 · Math
Interpret absolute value as distance
Find a signed integer’s distance from zero.
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Question 1
What is |-25|?
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- 25
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 25
Absolute value is distance from zero. -25 is 25 units from zero.
Question 2
What is |31|?
- 30
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 31
Absolute value is distance from zero. 31 is 31 units from zero.
Question 3
What is |-3|?
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 3
Absolute value is distance from zero. -3 is 3 units from zero.
Question 4
What is |-8|?
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 8
Absolute value is distance from zero. -8 is 8 units from zero.
Question 5
What is |-12|?
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 12
Absolute value is distance from zero. -12 is 12 units from zero.
Question 6
What is |-19|?
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 19
Absolute value is distance from zero. -19 is 19 units from zero.
Question 7
What is |7|?
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 7
Absolute value is distance from zero. 7 is 7 units from zero.
Question 8
What is |14|?
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A hint
Distance is nonnegative, regardless of which side of zero the number is on.
Answer & why
Answer: 14
Absolute value is distance from zero. 14 is 14 units from zero.