document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=136927>Question 136927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I looked through all the promblems and can't find any like these two.  I think I may be over thinnking these because one is absolute value but the other is just ( ).  I am trying to review for a test so there aren't any answers and my friend came up with a different answer.  Please help!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0-(-5)=5  I think it is 5 my friend says -5 but I thought in regular problems the negatives cancel each other out.  Who is right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second question is absolute value and I know that is always positive so I think the answer should be 21 because I am adding but my friend says the minus sign stays a minus sign so the answer is 3.  That makes sense but I just need another opinion. Thanks a ton!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the absolute value of 12 minus the absolute value of -9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100207 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100207\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are correct. 0 - (-5) equals 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem you are having is that the absolute value of any number is always positive. So the abs changes the (-9) to a positive 9. Then subtracting 9 from 12 leaves a difference of 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck on your test\r<BR>\n" );
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