1. a
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. c
explanations:
1. the opposite of -4 is 4. you can think of this two ways: the opposite of a negative is always absolute value, or the opposite of a negative is always positive.
2. above
3. -5 > -8 because the distance -5 is from 0 is 5, and the distance from -8 to 0 is 8. 8 > 5, so -8 is farther away than -5.
4. while -8 is less than -6, but absolute value would turn -8 into 8, which is greater than -6
5. explained by all above.
