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Jeffrey owes his friend $5. How much is Jeffrey’s debt?

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Jeffery owes his friend $5
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Answer:

$5

Explanation:

These exercises are about calculating the magnitude of quantities, and for this we use the absolute value. The absolute value or modulus of x, defined as |x|, of a number x is value of x regardless to its sign. This means we will have |x| = x if x is positive, and |x| = −x if x is negative, so our result will be always positive.

Jeffrey’s debt is then |$5|=$5

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