The absolute value of negative 12 is 12.
Absolute value means how far the number is from 0
It may help to draw a number line
Leslie Stehr
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The absolute value of negative 12 is 12. Absolute value means how far the number is from 0 It may help to draw a number line
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12 Absolute value means "how far is it from zero on the number line".
Plot the number on the number line; count off the distance from -12 to zero.
Absolute value of 12 is 12.
Absolute value of 12 is 12.
You can think of the absolute value of a number as measuring its distance from zero. 12 is further away than 4 from 0, thus its value is greater.
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Absolute value of -12 is 12.
The two numbers with an absolute value of 12 are -12 and 12.
"What's the absolute value?" is a question you can ask of any number. Asking the question doesn't change the number. How to answer to the question for a negative number is simply to remove the negative sign. So the absolute value of -12.3 is 12.3 or 12 rounded to the nearest whole number; the absolute value of -12.7 is 12.7 or 13 rounded to the nearest whole number.