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Question 13815: I am a parent working with a 7th grader, been years sicne I had algebra.
Please explain ABSOLUTE Numbers?

Thanks
Jack
Answer by fractalier(2101) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes...the absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line...
Since distance can never be negative, the absolute value of a number is ALWAYS positive (except for zero)...thus
|8| = 8
|-8| = 8