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Question 34

Which is greater, |-8| or |-3|?

  1. |-3|, because -3 is the greater of the two original values.
  2. They are equal, because both bars return a value above zero.
  3. Neither, because two absolute values cannot be compared.
  4. |-8|, which equals 8.Correct answer

Explanation

The bars hand back the size of each value, eight against three, and eight is the greater of those two sizes. The originals rank the other way round, because among negatives the greater size belongs to the lesser value.

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Question 34: Which is greater, |-8| or |-3|? · Integers and Negative Numbers · Questena