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Add the absolute values of two numbers

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

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

  1. Find |3| + |2|.
  2. Find |6| + |9|.
  3. Find |−8| + |−9|.
  4. Find |9| + |−2|.
  5. Find |10| + |−1|.
  6. Find |8| + |11|.
  7. Find |13| + |−7|.
  8. Find |−13| + |−7|.
  9. Find |2| + |10|.
  10. Find |14| + |20|.
  11. Find |−5| + |1|.
  12. Find |1| + |14|.
  13. Find |34| + |40|.
  14. Find |−22| + |11|.
  15. Find |−10| + |−24|.
  16. Find |−22| + |−22|.
  17. Find |56| + |3|.
  18. Find |−34| + |−74|.
  19. Find |34| + |−48|.
  20. Find |3| + |28|.
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Answer key: Add the absolute values of two numbers

  1. 5
  2. 15
  3. 17
  4. 11
  5. 11
  6. 19
  7. 20
  8. 20
  9. 12
  10. 34
  11. 6
  12. 15
  13. 74
  14. 33
  15. 34
  16. 44
  17. 59
  18. 108
  19. 82
  20. 31