Absolute value and ordering: printable worksheets

Find absolute values, compare absolute values, order integers, decimals and fractions from least to greatest or the reverse, and decide whether a statement is true.

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Sample worksheet

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1.
Order from least to greatest.
1, −9, −10.9, 5
2.
Find the absolute value.
|−15.2| =
3.
Compare. Write < or >.
|−3.5| |−15|
4.
True or false?
−3 > −8.1
  1. True
  2. False
5.
Order from least to greatest.
13.7, 16, 8.1, −1.9
6.
Find the absolute value.
|−10| =
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1.−10.9, −9, 1, 5
2.15.2
3.<
4.True
5.−1.9, 8.1, 13.7, 16
6.10

What students practise

I can place positive and negative numbers on a number line, find opposites and absolute values, and put numbers in order.

Students locate integers, decimals and fractions on a number line, name opposites as reflections across zero, read absolute value as distance from zero, and order signed numbers by their place on the line.

Key words

opposite
the number the same distance from zero on the other side
absolute value
the distance of a number from zero
negative number
a number less than zero, to the left of zero on the number line
rational number
a number that can be written as a fraction, such as an integer, a decimal or a fraction

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Standards

Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.