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Absolute Value of Rational Numbers

6th Grade·Math·CCSS

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Recognize that a balance less than -$30 represents a debt greater than $30 in absolute value.

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Absolute Value of Rational Numbers

6th Grade · Math · CCSS

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Understand absolute value as distance from zero, find and interpret absolute values of rational numbers, and distinguish absolute value comparisons from ordering comparisons in real-world contexts.

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6.NS.C.7.dCommon Core State Standards · Math · 6th Grade

Distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements about order. For example, recognize that an account balance less than -30 dollars represents a debt greater than 30 dollars.

Open Global Standard:OGM.7.NS.2

OGM.7.NS.2