Absolute value: distance from zero
Grade 6 Math Worksheet
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Kira finds a number puzzle in a book. Find |-48|.
Milo writes bars around a number with a pencil. What is |17|?
Pia copies a question with a crayon. What is the absolute value of 70?
Zee hikes up a snowy mountain, where the temperature is -18 degrees Celsius. How many degrees below zero is it?
Jun checks the club funds. The art club's fund shows -40 dollars. The chess club's fund shows -25 dollars. Which statement is true?
- The art club owes more, and the art club's balance is greater than the chess club's
- The chess club owes more, and the chess club's balance is greater than the art club's
- The art club owes more, and the art club's balance is less than the chess club's
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 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
- Room 4 owes more, and Room 4's balance is greater than Room 7's
Luz checks the band and drama club funds. The band's fund shows -55 dollars. The drama club's fund shows -90 dollars. Which statement is true?
- The drama club owes more, and the drama club's balance is less than the band's
- The drama club owes more, and the drama club's balance is greater than the band's
- The band owes more, and the band's balance is greater than the drama club's
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.
Noah sees a hiker 40 meters above sea level and a diver 40 below. Sea level is 0. What are their positions? Write the smaller first, then the larger, separated by a comma.
Pia watches a frog hop on a number line. Which two numbers are 30 units from 0 on a number line? Write the smaller number first, then the larger, separated by a comma.