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Explain why the absolute value of a number is never negative.
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Explain why the absolute value of a number is never negative.

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they want it to equal the same number so it doesnt need to be a negative
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Answer:

Sample Response: 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.

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