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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the absolute value of 30 ? thanks sorry i know it is a very dumb question.

OpenStudy (chaise):

The absolute value of any number is always positive. Your answer is 30.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you very much, you've been very helpful chaise

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Absolute value is basically asking the distance from zero. So |-30| would be asking, how far is -30 from zero, and the answer would be 30. This is why absolute value is always positive.

myininaya (myininaya):

well it can also be neutral

myininaya (myininaya):

example: |0|=0

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