document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=226401>Question 226401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I figure out which is greater than the other? |-6| or |3| </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168592 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168592\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> absolute value of a number is always positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the number in the absolute value sign is negative, you multiply it by -1 to make it positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the number in the absolute value sign is positive, you leave it that way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-6| = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|3| = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 is greater than 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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