Question

What is the absolute value of –6? Use the number line to help answer the question. A number line going from negative 7 to positive 7. Points are at negative 6 and 0. –7 –6 6 7 PLS ANSWER

Answer 1

6its6666666666666666666666

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 6

Mark the locations -6 and 0 on the number line. Note that going from -6 to 0, or vice versa, will take exactly 6 steps. Put another way, the distance between 0 and -6 is 6 units. Absolute value represents distance, so it is never negative.

We say
`|-6| = 6`

Effectively, all we're doing is removing the negative sign.