Those lines mean absolute value, which is how many spaces it is away from 0. the absolute value of 6 is 6 and the absolute value of -6 is 6
Nico because 1 cm equals 10 mm, so Jake’s thumb is only 5.5 cm.
Answer: A=l⋅w where A is the area of the rectangle, l is the length of the rectangle and w is the width of the rectangle.
From what I learnt so far, there are 3 possible ways of finding whether ratios form a proportion
5*2x|x|-6=24
10*|x|-6=24
10*|x|=30
Divided both sides of the equation by 10
|x|=3
X=3 X=-3