How do you find |-100|?

2 Answers
Jun 6, 2018

100

Explanation:

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

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

Jun 6, 2018

100

Explanation:

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

For example:

if a> 0 then |a| = a

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

If your case a<0 so:

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