Explain why -7 has a greater absolute value than the absolute value of 6.

Mathematics

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Stella [2.4K]3 years ago

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It's because the absolute value of -7 is 7 and the absolute value of 6 is 6. So, that's why its greater

Anna11 [10]3 years ago

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Absolute value describes the distance of a number on the number line from 0 without considering which direction from zero the number lies. The absolute value of a number is never negative.

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