Question

Explain why the absolute value of a number will never be negative

Answer 1

The absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from 0 on a number line. Since distance is never negative, absolute value is never negative.Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

It won't be negative, it will always be positive.
For example, you can't be -6 away from zero, but you can be 6 away from zero. It wouldn't really make sense if you said "my number is -6 away from zero."