Name
Chalisa
Absolute Value
Practice and Problem Solving: C
Average Deviation from Daily Calorie Standard"
Jorge
-125
Rob
+540
Elan
+610
Pietro
-220
Bill
+125
Standard: An active 12-year-old male should consume
about 2,300 calories a day.
Use the table above to answer the questions.
1. Which number acts like a base or 0 in this situation?.
2. Whose calorie consumption is farthest from the standard?
How many calories does he consume?
3. Who consumes the fewest calories?
How many calories does he consume?
4. Which two students' deviations from the standard are opposites?
5. Who consumes a number of calories closest to the standard?
6. Who consumes almost 3,000 calories?
7. What is the average deviation from the standard among these five
students?
8. What is the average absolute deviation from the standard among these
five students?