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Explain how you would use a number line to find the absolute value of -3

User Ramesh S
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You would check how many spots away -3 is from 0, which would make it 3. Hope this helps!
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Count how many numbers -3 is to the left of zero and then that is the absolute value.
The absolute value of -3 is 3
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