Question

Which set of integers is listed in increasing order?

absolute value of one, negative two, absolute value of twenty

absolute value of negative two, absolute value of one, negative twenty

negative two, absolute value of negative one, absolute value of twenty

absolute value of negative twenty, negative two, negative one

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

a negative number is always less than a absolute value in EVERY case. Does this help?

Answer 3

i think its this negative two, absolute value of negative one, absolute value of twenty

Answer 4

-2, |-1| |20| = -2, 1, 20, so yes you are correct.

Answer 5

As ceb said remember a negative is always less than an absolute value, and an absolute value is just a positive # no matter what. |20| = 20 and |-20| = 20.