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Which best explains why |–4| = 4?

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Answer:

Absolute Value

Explanation:

|-4| is equal to 4 because Absolute Value is the distance from zero to a number on a number line. The vertical bars "||" in Absolute Value convert the number to it’s positive.

Examples:

|-12| = 12

|5| = 5

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