<u>|-25|, |-16| and |-22| are all negative numbers</u>.<em> </em>(Negative numbers are numbers that are <em>less</em> than zero.)
<u>|18| is a positive number</u>. (Positive numbers are whole numbers that is <em>larger</em> than zero. On a number line these numbers come<em> before zero and negative numbers</em>)
<em>|18| is a greater value because it is a positive number. </em>