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Question 1. -29 + |-43| = __

Answer 1

Answer:

Question 1: 14

The absolute value of negative 43 is 43 and if you do -29 plus 43 or also 43-29, you get 14.

Question 2: Basically absolute value precisely means "non-negative". In other words the absolute value in a number' distance from 0. (But remember that distance is always positive!) To find the absolute value of -43, you find the distance that -43 is from 0. Since distance is always positive, the absolute value of -43 is 43.