What is ?
First compute the difference: . Then take the absolute value: .
Absolute value is a grade 6 math skill aligned to Common Core standard 6.NS.C.7: understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers. Below are 8 practice questions with answers and step-by-step explanations, drawn from the 60 absolute value problems our math games drill.
What is ?
First compute the difference: . Then take the absolute value: .
What is ?
Absolute value gives the non-negative distance from , so .
What is ?
The absolute value of a non-negative number is itself: .
What is ?
is its own distance from , so .
What is ?
First compute the difference: . Then take the absolute value: .
What is ?
Absolute value gives the non-negative distance from , so .
What is ?
The absolute value of a non-negative number is itself: .
Compute .
is its own distance from , so .
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