Question

Which of the following situations can be represented by the absolute value of 10? Check all that apply.

The temperature is 10 degrees below zero. Express this as an integer.
Determine the size of Harold’s debt if he owes $10.
Determine how far −10 is from zero on a number line.
10 degrees is how many degrees above zero?

Answer 1

The situations that can be represented as an absolute value of 10 are:

• Determine the size of Harold’s debt if he owes $10.
• Determine how far −10 is from zero on a number line.
• 10 degrees is how many degrees above zero?

Explanation:

• Determine the size of Harold’s debt if he owes $10.

Even though he owes $10, which is reflected as -$10, the size of the debt is the absolute value ($10).

• Determine how far −10 is from zero on a number line.

The distance is expressed in positive numbers, or using the absolute value.

• 10 degrees is how many degrees above zero?

The distance of the temperature is expressed in positive numbers, or using the absolute value.