Practice Magnitude in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
The size or absolute value of a quantity, considering only how large it is and ignoring direction or sign.
How big something is, regardless of which way it points—5 miles east and 5 miles west are the same distance.
Example 1
easyFind the magnitude (absolute value) of each: |{-9}|, |7|, |0|.
Example 2
mediumWhich has greater magnitude: -15 or 12? Then determine which is greater as a signed number.
Example 3
easyEvaluate |3 - 8|.
Example 4
mediumSolve |x| = 6. How many solutions are there?