document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135847>Question 1135847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A thermometer shows a temperature of -4.5℃. A nearby thermometer shows a temperature of  -3.5℃. Explain how absolute value can be used to decide which temperature is warmer. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My son knows that -3.5℃ is warmer but doesn't know how to explain using absolute value.Would appreciate your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's hard to know what kind of an answer they are expecting....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0.  So maybe you could say something like both temperatures are negative but -3.5 is closer to zero than -4.5 and is therefore a warmer temperature. </SPAN>\n" );
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