Question

Which of the following statements is false?



-|-5| = -5

-(-5) = 5

-|5| = -5

|-5| = -5

Answer 1

What are you thinking? :D

Answer 2

mabye but im not sure

Answer 3

The absolute value of a negative number is positive, yes? Absolute values alone are never negative.

Answer 4

um i have a learning disability in math, so half of that is lost on me.

Answer 5

I see, might I suggest this page that will teach you what absolute value means:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/absolute-value.html

Answer 6

D

Answer 7

?

Answer 8

"Absolute Value means only how far a number is from zero". How far it is from 0 is a DISTANCE, which are not negative.

Answer 9

Indeed D would be the false one.

Answer 10

thnx