Question

What is the absolute value of -3?
A. -3
B. 3

Answer 1

B. 3

Explanation:

`|a|=\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}a&if&a\geq0\\-a&if&a<0\end{array}\right`

Examples:

`|3|=3\ because\ 3\geq0\\\\|-10|=-(-10)=10\ because\ -10<-\\\\|0|=0\ because\ 0\geq0\\\\|-0.5|=-(-0.5)=0.5\ because\ -0.5<0\\\\|-1,000|=1,000\ because\ -1,000<0`

Your question:

`|-3|=-(-3)=3\\\\|-3|=3`