How do you evaluate $abs(-15)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-31T06:47:31

$abs(-15) = 15$

$abs(-15)$ or 'absolute value of 15' means the distance that $-15$ is away from 0, regardless of whether it is to the positive or negative side.

As it is a distance it does not have a sign,

$abs(-15) = 15$

You just take the actual size of the number.

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