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When is -4.75 “more than” -2.25?. In this lesson you will learn to interpret absolute value in real-world situations by using a number line. | 5 | = 5. | -5 | = 5. | -6 | < | -4.25 |. 6. 1. 0. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 10. -4. -3. -1. 5. -10. -2. -9. -8. -7. -6. -5.
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In this lesson you will learn to interpret absolute value in real-world situations by using a number line.
|5| = 5 |-5| = 5
|-6| < |-4.25| 6 1 0 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 -4 -3 -1 5 -10 -2 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
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Tim owes $4.75 Chris owes $2.25 -$5 -$4 -$3 -$2 -$1 $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 |-$4.75| = $4.75 in debt |-$2.25| = $2.25 in debt l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
In this lesson you have learned to interpret absolute value in real-world situations by using a number line.
Jenny and Tracy are running a race. Jenny is 8.5 yards from the finish line and Tracy is 3.75 yards from the finish line. Show who is further from the finish line using absolute value. 6 1 0 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 -4 -3 -1 5 -10 -2 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
You are $3.50 in debt. Write your debt using absolute value. How far from being out of debt are you? -$5 -$4 -$3 -$2 -$1 $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
Absolute value ordering • Create a set of integer flashcards. • Draw five cards at random. • Line the cards up from least to greatest as integers. • Line the cards up from least to greatest as absolute values.
Ordering Oceans • Using the Internet, find the depth of several oceans. • Create a picture that shows the depth of each ocean. • Order the oceans from deepest to shallowest. • Share your picture with your class.
If you borrow $5.25, which of the following shows how much you need to earn to get out of debt? Tom takes the elevator 6 floors below ground level. How many floors will he need to go up to get back to the ground level?