Question

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?

Answer 1

37 is the answer I’m pretty sure

Answer 2

37

Explanation:

`| - 12| = 12`

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