Question

The Mississippi River in Iowa is at an elevation of 279 and Death Valley, in California is at an elevation of -282 feet. Which statement is true?

A |279| > |-282|
B |279| < |-282|
C 279 = 282
D 279 < -282

Answer 1

Hello! We are on the same unit! So basically absolute value is the distance away from 0. I think of it as just taking away the negative sign. So the absolute value of -282 would be 282 and the absolute value of 279 would be 279. So since 282 is greater than 279, the correct answer would be B. I hope that helped and I hope you understand absolute value!!

Answer 2

Comment:

je suis nul en maths :p