document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16659>Question 16659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -|25| I dont get it since m new to my class.Can you please help me! thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The | | signs mean absolute value, which means \"How many digits on a number line is the number away from zero?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if you have |25|=25, because it is 25 digits away from zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also if you have|-25|=25, because it is 25 digits away from zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But in the case of  -|25|, only the 25 is in the | | sign so the answer would be 25, but the negative is outside the || so the number is negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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