the absolute value is always it's distance away from 0 on a number like so -16 is 16 numbers away from 0 so it's 16 the that's the absolute number of digits -16 is away from 0
-1 + 16 = 15 <— like this or like -1 absolute value is -1 which is 1 minus the absolute of -16 which is 16 as in —> 1 - 16 =- -15 and -15 absolute value would be 15
