How do you find $| - 100 |$ $|-100|$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-06T00:16:20

100

Absolute value simply means the distance from zero. So the question is asking: how far away is $- 100$ $-100$ from zero?

Since $- 100$ $-100$ is $100$ $100$ units away from zero, $100$ $100$ is our answer.

Answer 2 · 2018-06-06T00:17:26

100

Any figure within a absolute value is that item with a positive sign:

For example:

if $a > 0$ $a> 0$ then $| a | = a$ $|a| = a$

if $a <$ $a<$ then $| a | = - (- a) = a$ $|a|=-(-a) = a$

If your case $a < 0$ $a<0$ so:

$| - 100 | = - (- 100) = 100$ $|-100| = -(-100) = 100$

How do you find |−100||-100|?