1. +16 2. -11 3. -6 4. 9 5. 8 6. 5 7. Simply place dots on the numbers stated, which are 11, -5, and -8. 8. The absolute value of a non-zero number is positive because absolute value is a magnitude, and is either positive or zero. The absolute value of any non-zero number can be thought of as its distance from zero, which will always be positive.