Absolute Value Answers

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What is the value of the expression ?

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Which statement is true about the value of ?

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It is the distance that –5 is from 0 on the number line.
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It is the distance that –5 is from 5 on the number line.
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It is less than 5.
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It is greater than 5.
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Which statement correctly compares the values in the statement?

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0.073 less-than 0.73
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0.073 less-than negative 0.73
Option B
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0.073 greater-than 0.73
Option C
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0.073 = 0.73
Option D
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Which person in the high rise building is closest to the street level?

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Moira is in her doctor’s office on the fourth floor.
B
Geoffrey is in the elevator between the second and third floors.
C
Sandy is in the laundry room on the –2 basement floor.
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Hasim is leaving the parking garage and is currently between –1 and –2 levels.
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Which graph represents the absolute value of –3?

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A number line going from negative 5 to positive 5. The distance from negative 3 to 0 is labeled 3.
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A number line going from negative 5 to positive 5. The distance from 0 to 3 is labeled negative 3.
Option B
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A number line going from negative 5 to positive 5. The distance from negative 3 to positive 3 is labeled 6.
Option C
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A number line going from negative 5 to positive 5. The distance from negative 3 to 3 is labeled negative 6.
Option D
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Which list correctly orders A, B, and C from least to greatest when A = , B = –6, and C = ?

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A, B, C
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B, C, A
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C, B, A
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A, C, B
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Which statement correctly compares the values in the statement?

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0.45 greater-than 0.0045
Option A
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Negative 0.45 less-than 0.0045
Option B
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0.45 less-than 0.0045
Option C
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0.45 = 0.0045
Option D
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Which symbol should go into the box to make the statement true?

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Less-than
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Greater-than
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Not-equals
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=
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Ethan claims that . Which statement about Ethan’s claim is true?

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Ethan is correct because and so –7 + 3 = 4. Plot –7 on a number line, and move right 3 to get –4 on the line.
Option A
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Ethan is incorrect because and so . Plot 7 on a number line, and move right 3 to get 10 on the line.
Option B
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Ethan is incorrect because the absolute value bars are grouping symbols so first you must subtract. , and .
Option C
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Ethan is correct because the absolute value bars are grouping symbols so first you must subtract. , and .
Option D
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Kayla claims that the absolute value of a number is always greater than the number itself. Which statement about her claim is true?

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Kayla is correct. Any positive number is greater than a negative, and absolute value of a number is always positive.
B
Kayla is correct. The distance between 0 and a number is always more than the number.
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Kayla is incorrect. The absolute value of a positive number is negative, and negative numbers are less than positive numbers.
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Kayla is incorrect. The absolute value of 0 or a positive number is equal to the number.

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Absolute Value Answers — MDVA Math 7 Sem. 1