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hank believes absolute value and opposites are the same because the absolute value of -3 is 3 and the opposite of -3 is 3. Is he correct? Explain why or why not.
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hank believes absolute value and opposites are the same because the absolute value of -3 is 3 and the opposite of -3 is 3. Is he correct? Explain why or why not.

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He is right for negative numbers, but not for positive numbers.
Such as: the absolute value of 47193 is 47193
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