SOLUTION: For the following set, which number has the largest absolute value? 4, –1, 12, –20, 19, 0

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Question 40047: For the following set, which number has the largest absolute value?
4, –1, 12, –20, 19, 0
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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One way to look at absolute value is that it is a number's distance from zero on the number line (in either direction)...
Thus -20 is the farthest away and so it has the greatest absolute value.