Absolute Value
Absolute Value
means ...
... only how far a number is from zero:
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"6" is 6 away from zero,
and "−6" is also 6 away from zero.
So the absolute value of 6 is 6,
and the absolute value of −6 is also 6 </span>
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</span></span>
More Examples:
<span><span>The absolute value of −9 is 9</span><span>The absolute value of 3 is 3</span><span>The absolute value of 0 is 0</span><span>The absolute value of −156 is 156</span></span>
No Negatives!
So in practice "absolute value" means to remove any negative
sign in front of a number, and to think of all numbers as positive (or
zero).
Absolute Value Symbol
To show that we want the absolute value of something, we put
"|" marks either side (they are called "bars" and are found on the right
side of a keyboard), like these examples:
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<span><span>
|−5| = 5
|7| = 7
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</span></span>
Sometimes absolute value is also written as "abs()", so abs(−1) = 1 is the same as <span>|−1| = 1</span>
The answer is in the image:
Answer:
$76.80
Step-by-step explanation:
120/80 equals how many times the next route is larger than the first one. Which is 1.5 times larger.
Take the first earning of 51.20 and multiply by 1.5 to get 76.80
120/80=1.5
51.20*1.5=76.8
On the next route the truck driver earns $76.80.
