Negative Numbers and the Number Line

Unit 2 – Absolute Value

VocabularyAbsolute Value – the distance a number is from zero on the number line.

the absolute value bracket.

Distance is ALWAYS a positive number!

Absolute ValueExample

Use a number line to find the absolute value of the following numbers

Absolute ValueGuided Practice

Since -12 is twelve units away from zero, the absolute value is

12.

Since 4 is four units away from zero, the absolute value is 4.

Use a number line to find the absolute value of the following numbers

Comparing Absolute ValuesExamples

Complete each inequality using < or >

Absolute ValueIndependent Practice

Use the number line to find the absolute value of each of the following numbers.

12

10 6

4 7

5

Comparing Absolute ValueIndependent Practice

Complete each inequality using < or >.

<

<

<

<<

<