Question

Carlos find the absolute value of -5 3/10 and then find is the opposite of his answer Jason finds the opposite of -5 3/10 and then explain the absolute value of his answer who is the final value is greater explain

Answer 1

we know that

`5 (3)/(10)= (5*10+3)/(10) = (53)/(10)`

Step 1

Carlos's method

1) Find the absolute value of
`-(53)/(10)`

`\left|-(53)/(10)\right|=(53)/(10)`

2) Find the opposite

`opposite=-(53)/(10)`

Step 2

Jason's method

1) Find the opposite of
`-(53)/(10)`

`opposite=(53)/(10)`

2) Find the absolute value

`\left|(53)/(10)\right|=(53)/(10)`

Step 3

Compare the answers

`(53)/(10) > -(53)/(10)`

therefore

The answer is

The greater value is obtained with the method of Jason