|–3| =
3
Is Eve’s statement correct? yes✔ no
Explain how you would use a number line to find the absolute value of –3.
Plot –3 on a number line. Find the distance the point is from 0. –3 is 3 units from zero. The absolute value is the distance from 0. The absolute value of –3 is 3.
What is the magnitude of the change of Stock A?
Brody said Stock G had a greater price change because a positive integer is greater than a negative integer. Is his statement correct? Explain why or why not.
No, his statement is not correct. Brody confused value and magnitude. |–4| = 4, and |+1| = 1. The magnitude of –4 is greater than the magnitude of +1. Stock F had a greater price change.
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Explain two ways you can use a number line to order the integers –3, +1, and –10.
Order by value: On a number line, the integers to the left are less than the integers to the right. Order by magnitude: On a number line, the integers farther from zero have a greater magnitude. Least to greatest value: –10, –3, +1. Least to greatest magnitude: +1, –3, –10.
Which stock is closest to the purchase price?
Stock A had a price decrease of –4.150✔ 4.15 dollars.
Explain why the absolute value of a number is never a negative number.
The absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from 0 on a number line. Since distance is never negative, absolute value is never negative.
Stock E had a price decrease of –3.550✔ 3.55 dollars.
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