Answer:
The absolute value of every number is the positive number of itself.
Tips:
| = absolute value equation
Explanation:
| -5 + -5 | = 10, instead of -10, because it's asking for the absolute value.
Absolute value:
How many digits away from zero the total sum is.
And for this fact, it's always a positive number, no matter what.
negative 5 is 5 digits away from zero. 5, not negative 5.