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Absolute value of differences

Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Absolute value is the distance from zero. Work out any sums or differences inside the bars first.

  1. Find |10 − (−7)|.
  2. Find |8 − 8|.
  3. Find |−9 − 7|.
  4. Find |−8 − 10|.
  5. Find |−1 − 13|.
  6. Find |−15 − 15|.
  7. Find |−3 − 11|.
  8. Find |3 − 12|.
  9. Find |16 − 18|.
  10. Find |9 − (−9)|.
  11. Find |−10 − (−6)|.
  12. Find |8 − (−5)|.
  13. Find |38 − 27|.
  14. Find |−40 − (−14)|.
  15. Find |6 − 21|.
  16. Find |−23 − 26|.
  17. Find |68 − (−9)|.
  18. Find |88 − (−40)|.
  19. Find |64 − (−88)|.
  20. Find |14 − 96|.
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Answer key: Absolute value of differences

  1. 17
  2. 0
  3. 16
  4. 18
  5. 14
  6. 30
  7. 14
  8. 9
  9. 2
  10. 18
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 11
  14. 26
  15. 15
  16. 49
  17. 77
  18. 128
  19. 152
  20. 82