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Absolute value

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Think about a line. Zero is in the middle. Some numbers are to the left. Some are to the right.

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We can count how far they are from zero. This tells us the distance. Distance is never a small, bad number. It is always zero or more.
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Absolute value.svg
Can you find the distance?

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