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On the number line, what does absolute value count?
AIts distance from one
BIts distance from zero
CIts sign on the line
DIts square root value
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Its distance from zero
1. Mark the number on the number line and count the units back to zero.
2. That count is the absolute value, and it never comes out negative.
3. A number and its opposite sit the same distance away, so they share an absolute value.
_Source: OpenStax Intermediate Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Solving Linear Equations", section 2.7 Solve Absolute Value Inequalities_