Which number has the greatest absolute value?
Possible Answers (of choice)
-3, -8, 2, 5
The absolute value tells you how far a number is from zero.
It doesn’t pay any attention to whether the number is less than or greater than zero.
So absolute values are always positive numbers.
The symbol for absolute value is two vertical bars | |
In this case:
| - 3 | = 3
| - 8 | = 8
| 2 | = 2
| 5 | = 5
Number - 8 has the greatest absolute value:
| - 8 | = 8
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The absolute number of -6 is 6
To determine which number has the greatest absolute value among -3, -8, 2, and 5, you need to calculate the absolute value of each number and compare them.
The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, irrespective of its sign. To find the absolute value of a number, you simply remove the sign.
Let's calculate the absolute value of each number:
The absolute value of -3 is |-3| = 3
The absolute value of -8 is |-8| = 8
The absolute value of 2 is |2| = 2
The absolute value of 5 is |5| = 5
Now, compare the calculated absolute values:
3 < 8 < 2 < 5
From the comparison, it is evident that the number with the greatest absolute value is -8.