3 years ago

What is the value of y if y = |– 5|? explain how you would get the answer step by step

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1 answer:

Andrews [41]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

y=5

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is 5 because that sign around the -5 is the absolute value sign. What the absolute value sign does is it measures the distance from 0 the number is. Since the number -5 is 5 units away from the number 0, then y=5.

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