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OpenStudy (anonymous):

simplify -17+|-6|

pooja195 (pooja195):

Whats the absolute value of -6 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

+6

pooja195 (pooja195):

Nope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0

pooja195 (pooja195):

The abolute value means what is it as a real number it would be 6

pooja195 (pooja195):

*absolute

pooja195 (pooja195):

\[\huge~-17+6=?\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-11

pooja195 (pooja195):

Good

pooja195 (pooja195):

Thats all there is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Actually.. the absolute value measures how far away -6 is from 0… or any number for that matter. It'll always be positive.

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