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Absolute Value — Easy Worksheet 2
Grade 6 · MathSheets Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Answer each question.
How to solve
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
Example
Find |-1|.
Answer: 1
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💡 Absolute value is the distance from 0. 3 is 3 away from 0, so |3| = 3.
✓ Correct!
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💡 Absolute value is the distance from 0. 3 is 3 away from 0, so |3| = 3.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
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Find |18|.
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💡 Point A is at 5, which is 5 units from 0. So its absolute value is |5| = 5.
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💡 Point A is at 5, which is 5 units from 0. So its absolute value is |5| = 5.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
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Find |-8|.
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💡 |−24| = 24 and |17| = 17, so 24 + 17 = 41.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 |−24| = 24 and |17| = 17, so 24 + 17 = 41.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
Try a similar one
Find |-9|.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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💡 |−22| = 22 and |25| = 25. 22 < 25, so |−22| < |25|.
✓ Correct!
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💡 |−22| = 22 and |25| = 25. 22 < 25, so |−22| < |25|.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
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Find |3|.
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💡 Absolute value is the distance from 0. −14 is 14 away from 0, so |−14| = 14.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Absolute value is the distance from 0. −14 is 14 away from 0, so |−14| = 14.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
Try a similar one
Find |-24|.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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💡 −59°F is below zero, and its distance from 0 is |−59| = 59. So it is 59 degrees below zero.
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💡 −59°F is below zero, and its distance from 0 is |−59| = 59. So it is 59 degrees below zero.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
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Find |3|.
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💡 |15| = 15 and |−8| = 8. 15 > 8, so |15| > |−8|.
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💡 |15| = 15 and |−8| = 8. 15 > 8, so |15| > |−8|.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
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Find |-17|.
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💡 Point A is at −4, which is 4 units from 0. So its absolute value is |−4| = 4.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Point A is at −4, which is 4 units from 0. So its absolute value is |−4| = 4.
💡 How to solve: Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, so it is never negative: |-8| = 8 and |8| = 8. Find each absolute value first, then add, subtract or compare.
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Find |5|.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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Absolute Value — Easy Worksheet 2
Answer each question.