Question

What does |-100| equal?

Answer 1

It would equal 100 because you are taking -100 and basically doing the opposite so it would be 100

Answer 2

The two straight lines around the number indicate absolute value. Absolute value is the distance from the number to zero (essentially how many marks away on a number line).


`0 - (-100)`

`0 + 100`

`100`

It is equal to 100.