Grade 6 Mathematics · Unit 7: Integers, Rational Numbers, and the Coordinate PlaneStandard 6.NOS.8

Lesson 7.37.3 Small Group · Group 2

Group 2 · Set BSecond challenge form · new problems, same idea

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Learning target I can find the absolute value of a rational number — an integer, fraction, or decimal — as its distance from zero, explain why the method works, and use it on a problem I have not seen before.

Remember7.3 Small Group · Group 2

Absolute value measures distance from 0, not which side, so a negative number can be less but still farther from 0. Two numbers can have the same absolute value. A number less than another can still be farther from 0.

Words: Integer (Número entero)Positive (Positivo)Negative (Negativo)Absolute value (Valor absoluto)Opposite (Opuesto)

  1. 1Complete each step, then write the final answer.

    A diver is at −4.5 meters. A bird is at 3 meters. Sea level is 0. Which one is farther from sea level?

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  2. 2Complete each step, then write the final answer.

    Find |−5 1/3|.

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  3. 3Complete each step, then write the final answer.

    On Monday a stock price changed by −$3.40. On Tuesday it changed by $2.90. Which day had the bigger change in size?

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  4. 4Complete each step, then write the final answer.

    |a| = 5.5 and |b| = 3. a is negative and b is positive. How many units apart are a and b on a number line?

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Explain your thinking−35 is less than 28, but the cave is farther from sea level. When is "less" not the same as "closer to 0"?

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