Absolute Value and Opposites
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Objective
I can explain what absolute value represents and how opposites are related to zero on a number line.
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Explain in your own words what absolute value means. Give an example of a number and its absolute value.
Imagine a thermometer. Today the temperature is 5°F. Yesterday the temperature was -5°F. a) How far away from zero is today's temperature? b) How far away from zero was yesterday's temperature? c) What does this tell you about the absolute value of 5 and -5?
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“What is the absolute value of -15? What is the opposite of 22? What is the absolute value of 8?”
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