Worksheet

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

  4. 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?

  5. Zee hikes up a snowy mountain, where the temperature is -18 degrees Celsius. How many degrees below zero is it?

  6. Esme compares distances from 0 with a sharp pencil. Compare |8| and |-12|. Write a true statement with |8| first and |-12| last, using < or >. For example: |2| < |5|.

  7. 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 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
    • The art club owes more, and the art club's balance is greater than the chess club's

  8. 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

  9. 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 greater than the band's
    • The drama club owes more, and the drama club's balance is less than the band's
    • The band owes more, and the band's balance is greater than the drama club's

  10. 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.

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Absolute value: distance from zero

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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

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

    25

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

    17

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

    45

  4. 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?

    60

  5. Zee hikes up a snowy mountain, where the temperature is -18 degrees Celsius. How many degrees below zero is it?

    18

  6. Esme compares distances from 0 with a sharp pencil. Compare |8| and |-12|. Write a true statement with |8| first and |-12| last, using < or >. For example: |2| < |5|.

    |8| < |-12|

  7. 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 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
    • The art club owes more, and the art club's balance is greater than the chess club's

  8. 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

  9. 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 greater than the band's
    • The drama club owes more, and the drama club's balance is less than the band's
    • The band owes more, and the band's balance is greater than the drama club's

  10. 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.

    -40, 40