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  • 12-03-2018
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Which of the following uses absolute value correctly to show the distance between -40 and 18

Which of the following uses absolute value correctly to show the distance between 40 and 18 class=

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  • 12-03-2018
The third selection is appropriate.
  |-40 -18| = |-58| = 58 . . . . units

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In the first selection, it is trying to tell you |-58| = -58. That is not so. The result of taking the absolute value is that the sign is never negative.
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