Gift Giving

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is themed around the concept of gift giving and involves various scenarios that require the student to write absolute value expressions. The scenarios include comparing prices of gifts, discounts offered, time taken to wrap gifts, values exchanged during a gift exchange, sizes of gifts, balances on gift cards, weights of packages, order values, coupon values, and refund amounts received. Each problem presents two comparative values related to the act of giving or receiving gifts and asks students to express the absolute difference between these values. The gift-giving context provides a relatable and engaging backdrop for mathematical exercises.

The aim of this worksheet is to teach students how to express differences in various contexts as absolute values. By providing scenarios related to gift giving, it encourages students to apply mathematical concepts to familiar situations. The worksheet reinforces the idea that absolute value represents the distance between numbers on a number line, regardless of direction. Through these exercises, students enhance their ability to solve problems involving absolute values, which is an important skill in both algebra and real-world applications.