Question

Carlos finds the absolute value of negative 5.3and then finds the opposite of his answer Jason finds the opposite of negative 5.3 and then finds the absolute value of his answer whose final value is greater explain

Answer 1

Carlos: |-5.3|= 5.3 Opposite of that= -5.3
Jason: -(-5.3)= 5.3 Then |5.3|=5.3
So Jason's final value is greater because it's positive while Carlos' final value is negative.