What is the difference between the absolute value of - 8 and the absolute value of 6?

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Macie Colon

18 April, 02:04

What is the difference between the absolute value of - 8 and the absolute value of 6?

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Patience Pugh · Answer 1

The absolute value of - 8 is 8 while the absolute value of 6 is just 6. The difference between these two numbers is 2 (8-6=2).

Nola Leblanc · Answer 2

The difference between these two absolute values is 2.

You can tell this by starting by taking both of their absolute values. The absolute value of 6 is just 6. It does not change. The absolute value of - 8 is 8, because it forces it to become positive. Now to check the difference, we subtract the two.

8 - 6 = 2

And 2 is the answer.