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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify. |3.5| =

OpenStudy (igreen):

The absolute value signs make the value inside of it positive..

OpenStudy (igreen):

So what's the answer?

OpenStudy (igreen):

Examples: |-9| = 9 |10| = 10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it would be |3.5|= 3.5?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Another way to think of it is the distance of the value on the number line from zero like|dw:1424873086061:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Youre right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks so much

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yep, you got it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So this would be the same? |-10 -3| = -10 -3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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