Answer the questions to practice using absolute value.
A model for the distance traveled from a cabin in a state park represents distances south of the cabin as negative numbers and distances north of the cabin as positive numbers. The number line shows the locations of two hikers.
Who walked farther from the cabin? Explain.
walked farther because Andy walked , or miles, and Maurice walked , or miles.
How many miles is Maurice from the cabin?
The average low surface temperature for Mars is −80 °F. The average low surface temperature for Jupiter is −234 °F. Which temperature has the GREATER absolute value? Explain.
Find the absolute value.
|9|
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Find the absolute value.
|−1|
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Find the absolute value.
|−56|
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Find the absolute value.
|0|
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