How are absolute values used to describe quantities?

Question

Nathanael Meyer

Mathematics

9 March, 12:13

How are absolute values used to describe quantities?

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Onyx · Answer 1

Absolute value is a number's distance from 0, so when comparing quantities, such as positive and negative, the greater absolute value is of that number.

For ex:

|-11| > |6|, because |-11| = 11, |6| = 6, and 11 > 6.

So, |-11| > |6|