Absolute Value Practice
A Grade 7 math worksheet focusing on understanding and calculating absolute values of integers and rational numbers.
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Absolute Value Practice
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show your work where applicable.
1. The absolute value of a number is its from zero on a number line.
2. The absolute value of -15 is .
3. The absolute value of 8.5 is .
4. If |x| = 7, then x could be 7 or .
5. Which of the following numbers has an absolute value of 12?
-24
-12
6
1/2
6. Which statement is true?
|-5| < |3|
|-8| = |8|
|0| = -0
|-2| > |4|
7. A submarine is at a depth of -250 feet relative to sea level. What is the absolute value of its depth? Explain what this means.
8. Plot the numbers -3, 0, and 4 on the number line below. Then, find the absolute value of each number.
|-3| =
|0| =
|4| =
9. The absolute value of any non-zero number is always positive.
True
False
10. For any number 'a', |-a| = |a|.
True
False
11. The temperature in Anchorage, Alaska, was -10°F on Monday and -15°F on Tuesday. On which day was the temperature further from 0°F? Justify your answer using absolute value.