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  • 10-02-2021
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A student said that since –9 is less than 4, then |–9| is less than |4|. Is the student correct? Explain why or why not

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angstar4
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  • 10-02-2021
The student is not correct.

Absolute value means distance from zero
|-9| = 9
|4| = 4

Since 9 is greater than 4,
|-9| is greater than |4|

In other words, -9 is further from zero then 4
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