Question

find the absolute value -2699
I'm confused on how to do this..

Answer 1

2699, it's how many numbers away it is from zero. get it?

Answer 2

The absolute value of a number is the distance of a number from zero on the number line. Absolute value is always positive, since a distance is non negative.

Answer 3

pretty much if it's a negative just remove the negative.

Answer 4

Ahh..makes sense..lol since my next problem is to find the absolute value of the expression -5/6 that would be 5/6, right? Lol, nevermind.. Thanks guys.

Answer 5

Yep! You got it!!