8000+500+20+3
numer of 0's at the end is in accordance to the number of numbers behind the number you are writing
What is the situation from the problem
Absolute value describes how far away a number is from 0
The absolute value of a number is always positive even if you are looking at the absolute value of a negative number.
Examples
The absolute value of 6 = 6
The absolute value of -6 = 6
Answer:
2 1/3 times as far
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of distances is ...
(Monday distance) / (Tuesday distance) = (6 2/9)/(2 2/3)
= (56/9)/(8/3) = (56·3)/(8·9) = 7/3 = 2 1/3
They hiked 2 1/3 times as far on Monday as they did on Tuesday.
