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Question 29

How do |-14| and |14| compare?

  1. |-14| is smaller, because -14 is the lower value.
  2. Both equal 14, since the two values are equally far from zero.Correct answer
  3. |-14| equals -14 and |14| equals 14.
  4. |-14| is greater, because it carries an extra sign.

Explanation

Each value stands fourteen steps from zero, one on the left and one on the right, so the bars hand back the same count for both. Ranking one below the other carries the order of the originals through the bars, but a count of steps ignores which side of zero a mark is on.

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Question 29: How do |-14| and |14| compare? · Integers and Negative Numbers · Questena