Which sign makes this number sentence true? |-18.25| __ |10.75| a. > b. < c. = d. +

The absolute value of any number is its distance from 0. -18.25 is 18.25 units from 0, so |-18.25| = 18.25, and by similar thinking, |10.75| = 10.75. Since 18.25 is bigger than 10.75, we can write |-18.25| > |10.75|

1. d.90

2. e. none of these (80)

3. a. 0

4. b. 6

5. e. none of these (10)

6. a. 5