If a number has an absolute value equal to 6 what might be that number

Question

If a number has an absolute value equal to 6 what might be that number

Answer 1

| 6 | = 6

and

| - 6 | = 6

 

That number could be 6 or -6.

Answer 2

Yes, Azucena, to explain further, the absolute value is the distance from 0, and distance is always measured positively. Even if you walk backwards 10 feet, you are not walking -10 feet, right? 

 

So, like Mark said, both 6 and -6 are 6 away from 0, meaning they both have an absolute value of 6.

Answer 3

Hi Azucena,

 

Recall that is the distance of that number from 0

 

So |6| = 6 and |-6| =6

 

That number might be -6 or 6