document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140943>Question 140943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me find the absolute value of -31?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for the help!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nabla><B>nabla(475)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nabla><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=102723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Absolute value simply means the magnitude of a quantity: its distance from zero. It is the same as asking \"How far away is n away from 0?\" Where n is any real number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Moreover, Abs(-a)=Abs(a)=a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will allow you to solve the problem for -31, but will offer a few examples as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of -880 is 880.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The absolute value of 880 is 880.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The absolute value of -4 is 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The absolute value of 4 is 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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