Question

Explain the difference between |-3| and -3

Answer 1

( -3 ) when a negative number is in brackets like that, it then makes the number in the bracket positive.

Answer 2

called the absolute value

Answer 3

The value of the first one is 3, since it is an absolute value. positive and negatives don't matter. The second one, however, is just -3 since there is nothing applied to it.

Answer 4

rightt

Answer 5

called the absolute value

Answer 6

( -3 ) when a negative number is in brackets like that, it then makes the number in the bracket positive.