Which list of values is ordered from least to greatest? A. |-5|, 0, 3, - |-4| B. - 7, - |-3|, 0, |-4| C. - |6|, |-3|, 1, 4 D. |-12|, - |-5|, 2, |-8|

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Marilyn Russell

20 November, 18:37

Which list of values is ordered from least to greatest? A. |-5|, 0, 3, - |-4| B. - 7, - |-3|, 0, |-4| C. - |6|, |-3|, 1, 4 D. |-12|, - |-5|, 2, |-8|

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Casey Braun · Answer 1

Since absolute value is the distance from that number to 0, taking the absolute value of a negative number would be essentially making it positive. Putting a negative in front of the absolute value would make the number negative, however.

A. 5, 0, 3, - 4: sort of in order from greatest to least, but not really what we're looking for.

B. - 7, - 3, 0, 4: this one's in ascending order, so I believe this is the correct option.

C. - 6, 3, 1, 4: not really in any particular order whatsoever.

D. 12, - 5, 2, 8: not in any order either.