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6th grade Absolute value: distance from zero worksheet

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Absolute value: distance from zero

Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. Jun answers a quiz question with a pen. What is |-25|?

  2. Milo writes bars around a number with a pencil. What is |17|?

  3. Noah writes a number between two bars on paper. Find |36|.

  4. Pia copies a question with a crayon. What is the absolute value of 70?

  5. Ren checks the class fund after a pizza party. It shows -45 dollars. How many dollars is the fund below zero?

  6. Tala peers into a deep hole. A cave floor at the bottom is at -60 meters. Sea level is 0. How many meters is the cave floor from sea level?

  7. Ari compares distances from 0 on a quiz. Compare |-15| and |6|. Write a true statement with |-15| first and |6| last, using < or >. For example: |2| < |5|.

  8. Bo compares distances from 0 in a puzzle book. Compare |-7| and |-20|. Write a true statement with |-7| first and |-20| last, using < or >. For example: |2| < |5|.

  9. Kira checks the class funds. Room 4's class fund shows -35 dollars. Room 7's class fund shows -60 dollars. Which statement is true?

    • Room 4 owes more, and Room 4's balance is greater than Room 7's
    • Room 7 owes more, and Room 7's balance is greater than Room 4's
    • Room 7 owes more, and Room 7's balance is less than Room 4's

  10. Milo plays a number-line game. Which two numbers are 15 units from 0 on a number line? Write the smaller number first, then the larger, separated by a comma.

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About this worksheet

Absolute value. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can find the absolute value of a number as how far it is from 0, and I know it is never negative.
  • I can name both numbers that are a given distance from 0.
  • I can tell "who owes more" (distance from 0) from "whose balance is greater" (position on the line), and say what "less than -12" means for a debt.

Standard: 6.NS.C.7c, 6.NS.C.7d

Words to know

absolute value: How far a number is from 0 on the number line. It is never negative.

distance: How far between two places. How far is never negative.

opposite: The number the same distance from 0 on the other side.

balance: The amount in a fund or notebook. A negative balance means money is owed.

owes: Has to pay back. The amount owed is the distance below 0.

Common mistakes

Your child gave a negative answer for an absolute value or a distance.

Your child changed the sign instead of finding the distance from 0, for example |3| = -3.

Your child said the greater number is the one farther from 0. Compare -9 and 4 on a number line together: which is greater, and which is farther from 0?

What to say

Ask: can you walk -5 steps? Absolute value tells how far a number is from 0.

Ask: how far is 3 from 0, and how far is -3 from 0?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with absolute value: distance from zero?

Your child gave a negative answer for an absolute value or a distance.

How can I help my child with absolute value: distance from zero?

Ask: can you walk -5 steps? Absolute value tells how far a number is from 0.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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