Absolute value and the opposite number

Absolute value and opposite

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Work out the absolute value of the number.
| -5 | =

What does this generator do?

The generator randomly picks one of three prompts: |x| for an integer in (−20..20), the opposite number, or "which of two negatives is larger".

How to solve it

The absolute value |x| is the distance of the number from zero — always non-negative. The opposite number has the same absolute value with the opposite sign (the opposite of −7 is 7). When comparing two negatives, the larger one is the one closer to zero: −3 > −8.

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