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Solve. Explain how you get the answer without using a calculator:

1) The absolute value of 20 =

A.   -20
B.   20
C.   -1/20
D.   1/20


2) The absolute value of -50 =

A.   -1/50
B.   50
C.   -50
D.   1/50

3) The absolute value of 32 =

A.   -32
B.   -1/32
C.   1/32
D.   32


4) The absolute value of -19 =

A.   -1/19
B.   19
C.   1/19
D.   -19

5) How do you get the absolute value of a positive number?

A.   Make the number a negative number.
B.   Flip the number over. Make sure the result is still positive.
C.   Flip the number over. Change the result to be negative.
D.   Make the number a positive number.


6) |18| =

A.   -18
B.   1/18
C.   -1/18
D.   18

7) The absolute value of -20 =

A.   1/20
B.   20
C.   -20
D.   -1/20


8) |33| =

A.   -1/33
B.   33
C.   1/33
D.   -33


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