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Luis says |7| and |-7| are the same number. Danny says |7| and |-7| are different numbers. Mai says |7| and |-7| both equal 0. Akiko says|7| and |-7| combine to make 0. Who is correct?

A) Luis
B) Mai
C) Danny
D) Akiko

User Artparks
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A) Luis
When there’s a negative number you’d change it to be a positive
User Daniel Sibaja
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Answer:

Luis is correct because |-7| would equal 7. when you are doing absolute value the number always has to be positive

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