Solutions
Q1. Use a number line to illustrate
(a) Numbers:
2 25 = 2.4, 0, −4, 6, −2.8
Ordered:
−4, −2.8, 0, 2.4, 6
(b) Numbers:
1
−0.55, 4, − 10 = −0.1, 2, −2
Ordered:
−2, −0.55, −0.1, 2, 4
(c) Integers between −4 and 4:
−3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3
(d) Positive integers less than 10:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Q2. Absolute values
(a) | − (−9)| = |9| = 9
(b) |6 − 3| = |3| = 3
(c) | − 5 − 7| = | − 12| = 12
(d) | − 11 − 3| = | − 14| = 14
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1
Q3. Absolute values
(a) | − 5| = 5
(b) |6| = 6
(c) − 32 = 2
3
(d) | − 123| = 123
(e) − 65 = 5
6
8 8
(f ) 9
= 9
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Second Page Q1. Place numbers on a number line
Numbers: √ √ 7
−3, 0, 4.5, −1.2, 9 = 3, − 4 = −2, 2
= 3.5
Ordered:
−3, −1.2, 0, 3, 3.5, 4.5
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Second Page Q2. Absolute values
Number Absolute Value
−7 7
−0.5 0.5
4 4
0 0
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Second Page Q3. Descending order
√
Numbers given: −3, 5, 0.5, | − 2|, − 9
√
| − 2| = 2, − 9 = −3
So the list becomes: −3, 5, 0.5, 2, −3.
2
Descending order:
5, 2, 0.5, −3, −3
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Second Page Q4. Comparisons
|−6| > 5
3
= 1.5
2
−4 < −1.75
√
0 > − 4