Question

Which is greater 12.5 or |-13|?

Answer 1

From the question, we are asked to find which is great between 12.5 or |-13|

recall:

|-13|

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between -13 and 0 is 13.

The absolute symbol makes any number positive.

So, |-13| is the greater because |-13| = 13.

So, between 12.5 and |-13|, |-13| is greater since it is same as 13.