White Board Drill with
Absolute Value
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Dig out the student white boards and practice the concept of absolute value.
(see Homemade White Boards for making inexpensive white boards)

Possible questions to ask:
(
Some questions can be asked orally and others will need to be written on the board for all to see.)

1.  Draw a picture representing | -4 | graphically.

2.  7 + | x | (always, sometimes, never) > 6

3.  Simplify:   | (-4 - 5) | + | -12 |

4.  If x is a signed number, find the solution set for | x | = 4.

5.  Simplify:    | -8 | + | 2 | - | -2 |

6.  Simplify:   

7.  Simplify:   

8.  Simplify:    | -52 | - | -74 | + | 13 | + (-12)

9.  Simplify:   | -6 | + (-10) + | -12 | + 7

10.  Simplify:  | -9 | - | -4 | - | -5 | + 5