1. On a number line, the opposite of the number $-15$ is ___.
2. What is the simplified value of the expression $-(-11)$?
3. Which statement is always true about a non-zero number and its opposite?
4. If a withdrawal of 40 dollars is represented by the number $-40$, its opposite, a deposit of 40 dollars, is represented by the number ___.
5. Calculate the value of the expression $-(-(-20))$. The result is ___.
6. A temperature of 25 degrees below zero is recorded as -25 degrees Celsius. What is the absolute value of this temperature, $|-25|$? The value is ___.
7. Which of the following statements best explains why $|-9|$ and $|9|$ are equal?
8. Evaluate the expression by simplifying inside the absolute value bars first: $|-13 + 5|$. The result is ___.
9. Evaluate the expression: $20 - |4 - 11|$. The value is ___.
10. Which one of the following mathematical statements is true?