document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13815>Question 13815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am a parent working with a 7th grader, been years sicne I had algebra.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain ABSOLUTE Numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jack </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes...the absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since distance can never be negative, the absolute value of a number is ALWAYS positive (except for zero)...thus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|8| = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-8| = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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