A number line can have both positive and negative numbers. You can put the number line in any position, but often it is represented so that numbers to the right of zero are positive, and numbers to the left of zero, negative.
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it is the distance from 0 on a number line. the absolute value of something is never negative
what is the greatest or least from the number line negative or greater
always a negative number. just think about going backwards on a number line.
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Absolute value describes the distance of a number on the number line from 0 without considering which direction from zero the number lies. The absolute value of a number is never negative. The absolute value of 5 is 5.