Which statement is true? A. |–8| 1 C. |–7| = –7 D. |12| |–15|

Question

Which statement is true?
  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
 
|–8|< |8|
   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
 
|–2| > 1
   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
 
|–7| = –7
   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
 
|12| > |–15|

shinalcantara · Answer

what do you know about absolute value?

shinalcantara · Answer

say the absolute value of -2 is 2

anonymous · Answer

okay so -9 is 9

shinalcantara · Answer

yep. now try to evaluate the choices

shinalcantara · Answer

absolute simply implies the distance of a number from zero. so it must have a positive implication to negative numbers

anonymous · Answer

I think its c.

anonymous · Answer

or b.

shinalcantara · Answer

now for c, the absolute value of -7 is 7 right? since the other -7 at the right is not enclosed in an absolute value symbol then it remains -7.. that'll make 7=-7 which is practically wrong. so b it is

anonymous · Answer

thanks

shinalcantara · Answer

yw :)