Absolute value is the distance between a point and 0. Absolute value is always positive. When you're writing numbers in absolute value, make sure you add:
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The absolute value of a negative number is also positive. For example:
| -7 | = 7 ⇒The absolute value of -7 is 7.
I think that the 4 sisters get 3 pieces each of the muffins because if you cut it in four pieces it gives one piece to each one of the four sisters and you keep doing it with the other two left muffins.
The formula for the lateral surface area of a right circular cone is:

where r is the radius of the base, and l is the slant height.
Plugging in the values we get: