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What is the value of the expression |-31| + |-9|?

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Answer:

40

Explanation:

Absolute value means distance and distance is always positive. Absolute value DOES NOT change everything to the opposite. Positive numbers stay positive. Negative numbers change to positive.

|-31| + |-9|

31 + 9

40

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