Question

explain the difference between |-3| and -3

Answer 1

-3 is a position on the number line

it is 3 units to the left of 0

|-3| represents how far `-3` is from 0, which is 3 units

that's why |-3| = 3. Absolute value represents distance so absolute values will never be negative

Answer 2

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Answer 3

More examples

|-7| = 7 since `-7` is seven units away from 0 (seven units to the left of 0)
|21| = 21 because `21` is twenty-one units to the right of 0

Answer 4

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