SOLUTION: What's the absolute value of -6? Example of -6 on a number line!

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Question 989329: What's the absolute value of -6?
Example of -6 on a number line!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The absolute value of -6 is 6. This is the distance from -6 to 0, which is exactly 6 units.

Plot -6 on the number line. Plot 0 as well. The distance between the two point is 6 units.