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Valencia climb 25 feet up a rock wall and then climbs 12 feet down to a landing area. The number of feet Valencia climbs can be represented using the expression |25| + |-12|. How many feet does Valencia climb?

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37 is the answer I’m pretty sure
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Answer:

37

Explanation:


| - 12| = 12

the absolute value is always positive. imagine it as "how much away from zero"

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