SOLUTION: Can you help me find the absolute value of -31? Thanks for the help!!!

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Question 140943: Can you help me find the absolute value of -31?


Thanks for the help!!!
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Absolute value simply means the magnitude of a quantity: its distance from zero. It is the same as asking "How far away is n away from 0?" Where n is any real number.
Moreover, Abs(-a)=Abs(a)=a.
I will allow you to solve the problem for -31, but will offer a few examples as follows:
The absolute value of -880 is 880.
The absolute value of 880 is 880.
The absolute value of -4 is 4.
The absolute value of 4 is 4.