True or false?
False - The absolute value of 1/4 is 1/4. Absolute value is the distance from zero.
Which statement is true?
B - -5 is a smaller number than -3. It would be further left on the number line.
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D - Sam owes more because it is a farther distance from zero! That is absolute value.
Which list shows the temperatures in order from coldest to warmest?
B
Which rational number has the smallest value?
-3/2.
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C
Which of the following represents a positive integer?
C - going UP flights of stairs would be POSITIVE!
Which decimal number represents the point on the number line?
-1.4
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R - absolute value is ALWAYS positive! How far is -1/2 from zero? It is 1/2 away!
True or false?
False - opposites must be the same distance from zero but on opposite sides.
True or false?
True! The bars mean absolute value, which is distance from zero. It will always be a positive number!
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S - the opposite of -5 1/2 would be positive 5 1/2, which is point S!
Which statement is true about the two temperatures?
A - -5.6 has a larger value than -5.9. The larger the number, the warmer it will be.
Which decimal number represents the point on the number line?
-0.8
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4 temperatures are negative, which means they are below freezing!
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C - sea level will always be represented by the integer 0!