DETERMINE WHETHER THE EXPRESSIONS BELOW ARE CORRECT OR NOT AND DO THE CORRECTION
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To answer this question, we need to know what absolute value is in the first place. <u><em>ANSWERS ARE AT THE BOTTOM.</em></u>
Absolute value represents how far something is from 0 in a number line.
For example, lets take 4.
4 is 4 units away from 0 on the number line, so the absolute value of 4 is 4.
Now lets look at another example, -4. -4 is also 4 units away from 0, just in the other direction. However, when calculating absolute value, we do not care about the direction. Therfore, the absolute value of -4 is also 4.
Now let's look at your problem.
You want the <em>absolute value</em> of 0 and -4/5
<u><em>Following the same principle above about the distance from 0, here are your answers:</em></u>
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<u><em>Absolute value of 0</em></u><u><em>: </em></u><em>0</em>
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<u><em>Absolute value of -4/5</em></u><u><em>: </em></u><em>4/5</em>
