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|-8-3| with work please

 Oct 31, 2014

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|-8-3|=|-11|=11

Absolute value is just the distance from 0 on the number line. 

so negative numbers become positive and positive numbers stay positive.  

 Oct 31, 2014
 #1
avatar+118609 
+5
Best Answer

|-8-3|=|-11|=11

Absolute value is just the distance from 0 on the number line. 

so negative numbers become positive and positive numbers stay positive.  

Melody Oct 31, 2014

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