document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=359>Question 359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to evluate the expression |-9.6| (absolute value). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #164 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ashipm01><B>ashipm01(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ashipm01><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=164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Absolute values are just the distance from 0 on the number line. So with this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-9.6|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is 9.6 units away from zero which means that the absolute value of -9.6 = 9.6. So the answer is 9.6.\r<BR>\n" );
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