How can absolute value help one to understand the size of a quantity? Give an example. I'll appreciate anyone's help thanks. :)

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Ally · Accepted Answer

Let's say you swim downwards 20 ft(going down to negatives) and later you swim up 20 ft(going up to the positives).Either way,you swim 20 ft because that's your absolute value.

Damon · Answer

If you start at the origin and walk 100 meters right, you go to x = +100 meters If you start at the origin and walk 100 meters left, you go to x = -100 meters. In either case you walk 100 meters.

Anjy · Answer

You just take the oppistie number for example if you take -6 and have the opposite if that it would be 6

Izzy · Answer

You just use the opposite number for example you can take -6 and it's opposite would be 6

Riley · Answer

you can have a number like -5 and the opposite of that is 5.Now the opposite of the opposite of -5 is -5. :)

Iris · Answer

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nini · Answer

if u thought u were going to find an answer from this, ur wrong i dont know either

Sherlyn · Answer

How can absolute value help you to understand the size of quantity

Groter · Answer

I have no idea....

Landon · Answer

i don't really know...