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Which sign makes the statement true? |6|? -8 greater than less than or equal to?​

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Answer: greater than

Step-by-step explanation: Absolute value shows a number's distance from zero on a number line. 6's distance from 0 is still 6. 6 is greater than -8, therefore l6l>-8

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Answer:

|6| > -8

Explanation:

The absolute value of |6| is 6. Because positives are greater than negatives, 6 is greater than -8.

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