What is the difference between the absolute value of - 8 and the absolute value of 6?

The difference between these two absolute values is 2.

You can tell this by starting by taking both of their absolute values. The absolute value of 6 is just 6. It does not change. The absolute value of - 8 is 8, because it forces it to become positive. Now to check the difference, we subtract the two.

8 - 6 = 2

And 2 is the answer.

The absolute value of - 8 is 8 while the absolute value of 6 is just 6. The difference between these two numbers is 2 (8-6=2).