Question

Taylor and Alexis start at zero on a number line and walk 3 steps in opposite directions. We can say the value of their new location has an absolute value of 3, because they are each a distance of 3 units from zero, the starting point. What would be the absolute value of each girl's location if they had walked 14 steps from zero?

Answer 1

Answer: 14.

Explanation:

Since both Taylor and Alexis walked from the origin and took 14 steps while walking away, the absolute value of both girls would still be 14.

This is so because absolute value of number is the distance of the number from zero(0) or its origin.