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    What is the absolute value of -(-2)?
    Donagan
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    -(-2) = +2. The absolute value is 2.
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    What is the absolute value of 2 * 2/2?
    Donagan
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    |[(2)(2)] / 2| = |4/2| = |2| = 2.
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    How do I find the value of f(-1) if f(x) = 7 squared + 2x +14?
    Donagan
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    Substitute (-1) for each x in the expression. You have written f(x) = 7² + 2x + 14. That simplifies to 2x + 63. Substituting (-1) for x makes f(-1) = (-2) + 63 = 61. If you meant to write that f(x) = 7x² + 2x + 14, then f(-1) = 7(-1)² + 2(-1) + 14 = 7 - 2 + 14 = 19.
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    What is the absolute value of 7?
    Donagan
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    |7| = 7.
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    The number 41386 is given. In a different number, the 8 represents a value of the 8 in 41386. What value is represented by the 8 in the other numbers?
    Donagan
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    In the given number the 8 represents a value of 80.
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    What is the absolute value of 3 - √26?
    Donagan
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    3 - √26 = -2.1. The absolute value of -2.1 is 2.1.
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    What is the absolute value of 6 2/3?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    The absolute value of 6 2/3 is 6 2/3, or 20/3.
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    What’s the value of 12.7?
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    If you're asking about the absolute value of 12.7, it's 12.7. That means that it's 12.7 units away from zero on a number line.
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    What is the absolute value of -2/3?
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    The absolute value of -2/3 is 2/3. ("Absolute value" doesn't carry a positive or negative sign. It is considered a "distance" from zero.)
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    How do I find the absolute value of a variable? Also, I am struggling to understand absolute values of linear equations.
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    A variable does not have an absolute value. Neither does an equation. Only a specific number has an absolute value. If you are asked to find the absolute value of a variable, you would first have to find the specific number value of that variable before you could identify its absolute value. As for an equation, it simply does not have an absolute value. (An equation is the relationship between two or more values.)
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    What is the absolute value of fraction 2/7?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    The absolute value of 2/7 = 2/7 because any absolute value of a number makes the number positive.
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    What is the absolute value of -3/8?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    The absolute value of -3/8 is 3/8. Absolute value is always positive.
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    What is the absolute value of (3 _7)?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    Let's assume you're looking for the absolute value of (3 - 7). 3 - 7 = -4. The absolute value of -4 is 4.
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    Whats the solution to 3 | 3 - 7 |?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    3 - 7 = -4. The absolute value of -4 is +4. 3(4) = 12, so your final answer is 12.
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    What is the absolute values of -â…—?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    The absolute value of -3/5 is 3/5. If you remember from the article, the absolute value of a number makes it positive.
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    What is the absolute value of -|-13/18|?
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    Apparently, you are asking about the absolute value of an absolute value. The absolute value of any number has no positive or negative sign. (It is merely a numerical distance from zero on a number line.) Therefore, the absolute value of -|-13/18| is |-13/18|, which equals 13/18.
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    What if it is a whole number and a fraction like 4 1/4?
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    It doesn't matter. The absolute value of any number -- a whole number, a fraction, a mixed number, a number with a decimal -- is that number. The absolute value of x is x. (If the number is negative, the absolute value is the positive version of that number. The absolute value of -x is x.)
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    What’s the absolute value of -7 1/2?
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    The absolute value of -x is x. The absolute value of - 7 1/2 is 7 1/2.
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    What is the absolute value of 170 - 75?
    I_l1ke_gam3s
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    170 - 75 = 95. The absolute value of 95 is 95. (The absolute value of any positive number is that number.)
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