Question

Carlos finds the absolute value of -5.3, and then finds the opposite of his answer. Jason finds the opposite of -5.3 and then finds the absolute value of his answer. What final value is greater? EXPLAIN

Answer 1

Absolute value of -5.3 is 5.3.

The opposite of 5.3 is -5.3

Abslote value of this is 5.3

So the 2 values are the same.

Answer 2

The absolute value is how far away a number is from the number line, so it is always positive. If Carlos finds the opposite of the absolute value, that means he found the negative version. So Jason's final value will be greater.