How do u find the absolute value

its the distance from zero.

for example: (pretend the exclamations! are the absolute value signs)

! - 3! = 3 why? Because - 3 is three units away from zero.

! 3! = 3 again, why? Because 3 is ALSO three units away from zero

if the number is in the absolute values signs, basically just make the number positive if its negative, and keep it the same if its positive

You take the number inside the lines and you count how far the number is away from 0