360 to 30 can be written as
360:30 and call also be written as
360/30
360 to 30 simplified can be expressed as a ratio like
12:1,
12 to 1, or
12/1
Absolute value is always positive because its talking about the real distance or steps to zero and even when you at a negative number it takes real steps to get back to zero.
things were not as complicated when I was in middle school.