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Why is the absolute value of a positive integer a negative integer?

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Answer:

Distance from zero.

Explanation:

a good example would be this:

the absolute value of -8 is +8 because -8 is 8 units from zero on the number line.

with everything else, whenever you have a negative number and it's a negative integer, it'll always be negative, and whenever you're trying to switch from positive it'll always be plus.

I hope that makes sense!

Positive integer ( + 5, + 7, + 9 )

negative integers ( - 5, - 7, and - 9 )

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