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Select the correct answer.

Which set of absolute values is compared correctly?
A. -71 <181<|9|<1-10|

B.1-41 <1-3/<13<|4|

C. 1211-51> |-7|>1-81

D. 1-41>19> |-31 >|-10|

Select the correct answer. Which set of absolute values is compared correctly? A. -71 &lt-example-1
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Answer: A

Explanation:

The absolute value of a number is its relative distance from zero, so it doesn't matter if it is negative. For example, -3 and 3 are both 3 units away from zero on the number line.

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