if absolute value of a negative number is 2.78,what is the distance on the number line between the number and its absolute value? explain.

Answer 1

2.78 left of x = 0
+ 2.78 right of x = 0
= 2.78 * 2
sketch it !

Answer 2

d = 2.78-(-2.78) = 2.78+2.78 =