You can pick 4 and -4. Absolute value is the distance from 0 on a number line. So if I have a 2 on the number line, the amount of space from the 0 is 2. If I have a negative 9 on a number line then the absolute value is positive 9. A absolute value is always positive, even if the number is negative. Hope this helps!
absolute value is always going to be positive and the overall value will only change if it is negative. so the "|4|" (absolute value of 4) is the same as "|-4|" (absolute value of negative 4)
