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Activity 2 Absolute Values

In the playground, Thomas and his four friends are standing equal distances
from each other.

RyanAnnThomasRickyJessica

The table shows the distance between Thomas and each of his friends.
Fill in the blanks.

Name RyanAnnThomasRickyJessica

Distance 2 0 1

Pair up the friends who are equally distant from Thomas.

On a number line, 2 and 2 are two integers that are equal
distances from 0.
An absolute value is the distance of an integer from 0.
The symbol for the absolute value is .
For example, 2 = 2, 2 = 2.
The absolute value of 0 is 0.

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43 2101234

1 . Find the absolute value.

a. 5 b. 3 The absolute values for
positive and negative
c. 2 d. 8 integers can be written
as numbers without
and symbols.

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