Question 428611



Absolute Value is the distance a number is from zero.


|5| = 5, because 5 is 5 away from 0


|-2| = 2, because -2 is 2 away from 0


|-3/4| = 3/4, because -3/4 is 3/4 away from 0


|0| = 0, because 0 is 0 away from 0


If |x| = 3, then x could be 3 or -3. 


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