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Yes. The absolute value of two numbers is ALWAYS positive. This is because absolute value means "the number of spaces a number is from zero on a number line.

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Will positive numbers alway have a higher absolute value than the negative numbers?

No, positive numbers do not always have a higher absolute value than negative numbers. The absolute value of a negative number is equal to its positive equivalent. For example, the absolute value of -3 and 3 is both 3.


What is the absolute value of 300?

300. Numbers only change when put in absolute value if they are negative. The absolute value just takes the positive number of all positive and negative numbers.


Will positive numbers always have a higher absolute value than the negative numbers and WHY?

No. The absolute value is the distance a number is from zero. It is always represented by a positive number. The absolute value of any positive number and its negative counterpart is the same.


When is it difference of a positive and negative integer positive?

The difference between a positive integer and a negative integer is ALWAYS positive.Suppose X and Y are positive so that -Y is negative,The the difference two numbers, A and B is A - B so the difference between X and (-Y) is X - (-Y) which equals X + Y. The sum of two positive numbers is always positive.


What negative numbers are less than positive numbers. Does this mean that the absolute value of a negative number must be less than the absolute value of a positive number Explain?

No it is not true. The absolute value of a number is simply the value of the number with a positive sign.


How do you add negative numbers to positive numbers?

To add a negative number and a positive number: -- Find the difference of their absolute values (their sizes, ignoring their signs). -- Give it the same sign as whichever of the original two numbers had the larger absolute value.


Why cant the adsolute value of a number be negtive?

That is because of the way the absolute value is defined. The absolute value of a positive number is positive, the absolute value of a negative number is also positive. The absolute value of zero is zero. Even in the complex numbers, the absolute value is defined in such a way that it is a real and positive number.


What have you understand about absolute value?

Absolute value is always the positive value of the number. (It is useful for measuring distances, since a negative distance in most instances is silly). For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5. (The absolute value of positive 5 is still 5.) It just makes any negative numbers positive, but does not affect numbers that are already positive.


2 numbers that have the same absolute value but different signs?

It is impossible. The absolute value is always positive.


Can a absolute value negative number must be less than the absolute value of a positive numbers?

No. The absolute value of negative nine is greater than the absolute value of 3.


How do you find absolute value of positive and negative numbers?

To find the absolute value of a positive number all the answer is is the number in between the lines. For example, the absolute value of [340] is 340. To find the absolute value of a negative number, it is simply the opposite (positive version) of the negative number. For example, the absolute value of [-56] is just 56.


How can you decide if the sum of two numbers is positive negative or zero without calculating the sum?

The sum of two negative numbers is positive and the sum of two negatives is negative. If you have both positive and negative numbers the sum can be either so look at the absolute value. If the negative number has a greater absolute value, the sum is negative. If the positive number has a greater absolute value the sum is positive. If the absolute values are equal, the sum is zero.