Find absolute value using a number line

Find absolute value using a number line

In this lesson you will learn how to find the absolute value of a number by using a number line.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

STANDARDS

VA.NS.7.1.e identify and describe absolute value of rational numbers.

CCSS.6.NS.C.7.c Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line; interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation. For example, for an account balance of –30 dollars, write |–30| = 30 to describe the size of the debt in dollars.

IN.6.NS.4 Understand that the absolute value of a number is the distance from zero on a number line. Find the absolute value of real numbers and know that the distance between two numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference. Interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation.

TEKS.6.2.B identify a number, its opposite, and its absolute value;