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Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7

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The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line. Since distance is always greater than or equal to 0, the absolute value of any number is greater than or equal to 0.

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The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line. Since distance is always greater than or equal to 0, the absolute value of any number is greater than or equal to 0. The absolute value of a non-negative number is equal to the number, while the absolute value of a negative number is equal to its opposite.

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Now, we want to find the absolute value of - 45. Since - 45 is a negative number, its absolute value is equal to its opposite. |- 4/5|=4/5

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