SOLUTION: Find the answer to the absolute value problem below: |-111|?

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Question 279018: Find the answer to the absolute value problem below: |-111|?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember that the absolute value of a number is just the distance that number is (in whole units) from zero. Since distance is a positive value (it wouldn't make sense if it were negative), the absolute value of ANY number is ALWAYS positive. So if you drew a number line and counted from 0 to -111, you'll find that the distance between the two numbers is 111 units. So abs%28-111%29=111