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.
