What's closer to zero -12 or -100

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-12 because 12 would be closer to zero, look...
-12,-11,-10,-9,-8,-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Chris Arguin answered Jul 20, 2017

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-12 is closer to 0 because it is 12 away from zero while -100 is 100 away from 0.

Chad Nouis answered Jul 23, 2017

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