SOLUTION: What is the absolute value of -4? How do you know or figure out this problem?

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Question 656826: What is the absolute value of -4? How do you know or figure out this problem?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Definition of absolute value:
the absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from zero
abs%28-4%29=4


as you can see from -4 to 0 is same distance as from 4 to 0; the distance is 4 units; it does not matter in what direction point moves