331 student went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus
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<h3>Answer: 6</h3>
Mark the locations -6 and 0 on the number line. Note that going from -6 to 0, or vice versa, will take exactly 6 steps. Put another way, the distance between 0 and -6 is 6 units. Absolute value represents distance, so it is never negative.
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