Question

Which list shows the absolute values in order from greatest to least? A.|-7| , |-3| , |9| B.|11| , |-5| , |13| C.|-19| , |-17| , |11| D.|-7| , |-13| , |15|

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is D because when there are absolute value bars around a negative number they turn positive, therfore the answer is D.

Answer 2

The answer is C, when finding absolute value it does not matter if it is negative or positive so just pretend the sign is not there and the just look at the numbers from biggest to smallest