Lesson 1: Math Basics with Whole Numbers

True or False: The absolute value of any number will always be a positive number or zero.

True "The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line. Because absolute value is defined as a distance, it is always nonnegative."

The value of any ? in our numbering system is determined by the position it occupies within a particular number. a. digit b. fraction c. group d. number

a. digit "Each position represents a power of 10"

Whole numbers, along with the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, form a mathematical, or numbering, system. This system is called the ? system. a. American numbering b. decimal c. English numbering d. universal

b. decimal

A ? number is used to represent a quantity or measurement that is less than zero. a. fractional b. mixed c. negative d. proportional

c. negative "Negative integers are less than zero"

A temperature of -15°F represents a temperature that is 15° below ? . a. boiling b. freezing c. zero d. zero Celsius

c. zero