Question

What is the differnce between ║-3║ and - 3.

the first number is only suppoased to have one line on each side

Answer 1

the first tem is greater than the second term so 3>-3

Explanation:

you have to simplify the terms first.

3 is greater than -3

Answer 2

l-3l=3 and -3=-3

Explanation:

The two bars mean you are finding the absolute value of a number. Absolute value is the distance from zero a number is. Since distance is always positive it basically just means take away the negative if there is one. For example,

l-7l=7 and l8l=8. So the difference is -3 is negative while l-3l is positive.