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Grade 6 Absolute Value & Opposites Worksheet with Answers

Grade 6 (US) · Year 7 (UK) · Class 6 (India) · Math

Unit 2: The Number SystemRational NumbersCCSS 6.NS.C.7

Absolute value as distance from zero, opposites, and comparing distances on the number line. This free middle school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Absolute Value & Opposites

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Learning goal: Rational Numbers · CCSS 6.NS.C.7

Directions: Use the pictures to help you. Solve each problem. Show your work, then write your answer in the box.

Example

|-13| = ?

Answer: 13

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−5−4−3−2−1012345negativepositive+ × + = + − × − = ++ × − = − − × + = −a − (−b) = a + b|−5| = 5 (distance from 0)
  1. 1

    |-38| = ?

    Answer
  2. 2

    What is the opposite of 45?

    Answer
  3. 3

    Which is farther from 0: -13 or -32?

    -13-32
  4. 4

    What is the opposite of 5?

    -10-8-6-4-20246810
    Answer
  5. 5

    Which is farther from 0: 32 or -36?

    32-36
  6. 6

    |44| = ?

    Answer
  7. 7

    Which is farther from 0: 30 or -6?

    30-6
  8. 8

    |-6| + |13| = ?

    Answer
  9. 9

    What is the opposite of -49?

    Answer
  10. 10

    |7| + |-6| = ?

    -10-8-6-4-20246810
    Answer
  11. 11

    Which is farther from 0: 32 or 20?

    3220
  12. 12

    What is the opposite of -46?

    Answer

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Each scale balances. Scale 1: circle + square = 12; scale 2: square + triangle = 15; scale 3: circle + circle = 12. What is one triangle worth?

12Scale 115Scale 212Scale 3

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.38
  2. 2.-45
  3. 3.-32
  4. 4.-5
  5. 5.-36
  6. 6.44
  7. 7.30
  8. 8.19
  9. 9.49
  10. 10.13
  11. 11.32
  12. 12.46
  13. ★9 (challenge corner)

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