Question

find the absolute value /-47/

Answer 1

The absolute value is the distance a number is from zero. How far away is -47 from 0? @snoop313

Answer 2

simply throw the negative away

Answer 3

@adl_thoo you're not allowed to state answers explicitly

Answer 4

ok thanks for the help

Answer 5

-_- excuse me then. lol , the brackets mean to throw away the - sign, if it is inside the brackets with the number. right ?

Answer 6

i was not sure that is why i asked about the brackets

Answer 7

well yes, brackets mean throw your negative sign away and keep your whole number (:

Answer 8

thanks

Answer 9

yes, you're both right. But note, these || are not called brackets. They are called....well, absolute or magnitude sign or sth

Answer 10

well, i was taught they are absolute value brackets /: sorry