SOLUTION: Which statement is true? A) The expression -a is never positive. B) The absolute value of a is never negative C) The absolute value of a is always positive D) -a is always le

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Question 560925: Which statement is true?
A) The expression -a is never positive.
B) The absolute value of a is never negative
C) The absolute value of a is always positive
D) -a is always less than a.
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B) is true, since the absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 and is zero or positive.