What is the absolute value of negative one and one-third?

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Apr 2, 2016

#abs(-1 1/3) = 1 1/3#

Explanation:

The absolute of a negative number is the number without the negative sign.

To be more precise, the absolute of a negative number, #x < 0#, can be obtained by multiplying #-1#, i.e. #abs(x) = -x#.

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