Question

The price of a stock had a change of –3 dollars.

Explain how you would use a number line to find the absolute value of –3.

Answer 1

Sample Response: 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.

Explanation:

Answer 2

You count the distance it is from zero, regardless of sign