Definitions
|-6| =
What is 6
4 + |2|
6
|-3| + |3|
6
Which is higher, 5 feet below sea level or 4 feet below sea level?
What is 4 ft below sea level?
4 + |-11|
15
|3 + 4| - |2|
5
Why is absolute value always positive?
What is because absolute value tells how far the number is away from the zero on the number line.
Absolute Value is the distance from zero. Distance is not measured in negative numbers.
|-3 + 9| - |-5|
1